Social service of the Russian Orthodox Church in modern historiography (1988-2008)
It is necessary to understand that the Soviet power saw massive destruction to the Russian Church but since 1988, it has been trying its best to restore its organisation, and this fact allowed it intensifying its social work. It is obvious that this process will attract the attention of various researchers. The article analyses the church and secular historiography of both the 1990s and the 2000s as part of the study of the issue of charitable activities of the Russian Orthodox Church. The list of questions studied by researchers in different periods both in idealistic and materialistic understanding is revealed. It is important to note that one of the core problems considered in the historians' works is the analysis of the terminology of church charity.