Alexey Beglov All-Russian Church Council of 1917-1918 as a Phenomenon of the Conciliar Practice of the Church Alexey Beglov - Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Science; National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow, Russia). religion07@rambler.ru The author considers All-Russian Church Council of 1917-1918th as a special phenomenon of the conciliar practice of the Orthodox Church. He analyses the composition and arrangement of the Council in its historical context, paying particular attention to the role of the laity and bishops. A strong representation of laity allowed to avoid the conflict between married and monastic clergy. In addition, this system of representation was the visible realization of the idea of sobornost', which the Council of 1917-1918th considered to be essential to restore. Thus, it built a balance between the principle of sobornost' and the Church as hierarchy based upon the principle of apostolicity. The latter was implemented by the special role played by the bishops' meeting, which acted as dogmatic and canonical "filter", testing the decisions, adopted at the Council. The article then explores the previsions for the future All-Russian local councils which were supposed to undergo important changes in composition and functions. Keywords: the history of Russia in the 20th century, the Russian Orthodox Church, all-Russian local Council of 1917-1918, the conciliar practice, the local and bishops' councils, the electoral Council, the laity in Christian Church. Введение ПОМЕСТНЫЙ собор Российской Православной Церкви 1917-1918 гг. был событием историческим. Его значение, как мы полагаем, выходило за пределы одной поместной церкви и было актуально для всего православия. Собор стр. 51 остался в памяти как завершивший 200-летний синодальный период в истории Русской церкви и восстановивший патриаршество. Но также надо напомнить, что на нем впервые в истории вселенского православия обсуждались вопросы жизни Церкви в условиях современн ... Читать далее