Christian Votive Crafts in Pre- and Post-Soviet Ukraine

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dc.contributor.authorKizlova, Antonina
dc.contributor.authorOnoprienko, Natalya
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-03T10:15:12Z
dc.date.available2023-02-03T10:15:12Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractenSmall votive offerings, such as metal or wax figures or various pieces of fine jewellery, are a common way to venerate Christian sacred objects (Catholic, Orthodox, Greek Catholic or Armenian). Countless believers from different social backgrounds placed them side by side with specially made reliquaries, shrines, frames and icon diadems. This tradition was determined not only by internal Church rules but also by state policy (for example, in 1722 the Most Holy Governing Synod of the Russian Empire issued a decree on the removal of votive offerings from icons and the use of these items for the Church’s needs. This decree also came into effect in the Ukrainian lands that were part of the empire). The research aim of this paper is to compare, for the first time in Ukrainian historiography, the role of votive crafts in pre-Soviet and post-Soviet Ukraine. The paper is based on the principle of historicism, synthesis, analysis, generalisation, and retrospective and comparative historical methods. Since the 17th century, information has appeared in various sources about votive offerings specially made from silver or gold to be hung beside shrines or icons. This refers to images of body parts and visceral organs, or human or animal figures. Evidence of the techniques used to make and decorate these votive offerings (casting, chasing, stamping, engraving, gilding, etc) from the 18th to the early 20th century has been confirmed. The craftspeople were both men and women, and worked in urban and rural communities. Some were famous jewellers. In the pre-Soviet period, specially made votive offerings prevailed over other small offerings. In the post-Soviet period, believers have been bringing only pectoral crosses and icons, decorative jewellery, beads and watches, with a few exceptions. It is possible to argue that the votive tradition in Ukraine waned in the Soviet period, and has only partially revived, but not at the level of the special craft that was previously widespread in jewellery workshops of various levels in urban and rural communities. The transformation of this tradition under Soviet rule needs further thorough investigation, taking into account the gradual entry of Ukraine into the USSR.uk
dc.format.pagerangePp. 206-217uk
dc.identifier.citationKizlova, A. Christian Votive Crafts in Pre-Soviet and Post-Soviet Ukraine / Kizlova A., Onoprienko N. // Res Humanitariae. – 2022. – Vol. 30. – Pp. 206–217uk
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.15181/rh.v30i0.2461
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2056-383uk
dc.identifier.urihttps://ela.kpi.ua/handle/123456789/52319
dc.language.isoenuk
dc.publisherKlaipėdos universitetasuk
dc.publisher.placeKlaipėdauk
dc.sourceRes Humanitariae Volume 30 (2022)uk
dc.subjectamatininkasuk
dc.subjectUkrainauk
dc.subjecttradicijauk
dc.subjectįžadasuk
dc.subjecttechnikauk
dc.subjecttikintysisuk
dc.subjectšventovėuk
dc.titleChristian Votive Crafts in Pre- and Post-Soviet Ukraineuk
dc.typeArticleuk

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