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    The Formation and Activity of the Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church (1941-1944)
    (2024) Olitskyi Viacheslav Oleksandrovych; Оліцький В'ячеслав Олександрович; Riabukha Serhii; Рябуха Сергій
    The purpose of the research is a comprehensive study of the process of formation, organisational development and activities of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) in the period 1941–1944, in particular, an analysis of the conditions of its restoration, its role in the spiritual life of the Ukrainian people, and its interaction with other religious and political structures. The research methodology is based on the use of general scientific and specialhistorical research methods, including problem-chronological, historical-comparative, typological, diachronic, etc. The scientific novelty lies in the generalisation of the studied aspects of the activities of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church under the conditions of Nazi occupation. Conclusions. Thus, the attitude of the German occupation administration to the UAOC was constantly changing. At the beginning of the occupation, the Germans were quite loyal to the UAOC, allowing it to open churches, conduct church services in the Ukrainian language, and ordain new monks, and in fact, did not interfere with the activities of the church hierarchy. Later, this attitude changed dramatically; the Germans actually began to openly support the AOC, giving it churches that belonged to the UAOC in order to incite interfaith hostility. Many church figures were subjected to repressions because of their active public position, in particular, bishops Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) and Polycarp (Sikorsky). Many parishes belonging to the UAOC were closed or destroyed due to accusations of the occupation administration in supporting the OUN and UPA movements. Numerous instructions from the German occupation administration destroyed traditionally established church structures, limited religious life in Ukraine and put pressure on the clergy. Despite all the repressions and difficulties, the UPAC still continued its activities, actively helping the Ukrainian population by conducting church services, distributing humanitarian aid and providing shelter and necessary assistance to those in need. The UAOC in the period 1942–1943. actually became the centre of support and preservation of the national ideas of the Ukrainian people. The second formation of the UAOC not only demonstrated the desire of Ukrainians for church and political independence but also allowed the preservation of Ukrainian autocephaly in emigration, which in turn influenced the revival of the UAOC in Ukraine in the late 1980s.