Publication

2006 - Kindred Productions, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba

Language

English

Word Count

135,750 words, Guess

Page Count

543 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC947.0088/2897
  • LCCBX8119.R8 F74 2006

Description

The transition from being a severely persecuted religious minority in the Reformation era to becoming a privileged ethnic minority in the 19th-century Russian empire makes the Dutch-Polish-Russian Mennonite story a very intriguing one. Yet the privileges granted these Mennonites by Russia in 1800─permanent exemption from military service, freedom of religion, self-government, and control of their own schools─came under attack by imperial authorities with the government's decision to implement russification policies in the 1860s. This book documents how the Mennonites fought back, resisting the government's attempt to assimilate and to restrict their religious freedoms.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryHistoireMennonitesÉglise et ÉtatFirst World WarChurch and stateMennonite Brethren

Times

1800-1920

Series Statement

  • Perspectives on Mennonite Life and Thought, No. 16

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