The role of the military clergy in the Brusilovsky breakthrough during the First World War

Bezik Yuri Ivanovich

The phenomenon of the first large-scale war of the XX century. - The First World War cannot fail to amaze with the scale of the hostilities, the number of victims, the general senselessness of the policies of the world powers, leading "to nowhere." Nevertheless, under the prevailing difficult conditions, Russian people showed qualities inherent in our people and helping in any emergency: kindness, courage, dedication, and the ability of faith. On the whole, priests who appeared on the fronts of the First World War showed the same. The situation, which is politically very ambiguous (both from the point of view of foreign policy determined by the interests of the elite related to the redistribution of colonies and sales markets; and from the point of view of domestic policy related to the tense revolutionary situation), led to the fact that sometimes the person played a key role in the sense of her human spirit, her desire to live and do good. The Brusilov breakthrough - an outstanding operation in many ways of the First World War - owes its non-standard character to the role of the individual - General Brusilov, Russian soldiers and priests - who tried their best to enlighten the spirit of Russian soldiers in a situation of political and economic collapse.

Keywords:World War I, military clergy, Brusilov, Brusilov breakthrough, personality, humanity, spiritual support, patriotism.