The Right to Religious (Orthodox) Education and Its Importance for Modern Russia

Abstract

Currently, there is active interaction between the state and the Russian Orthodox Church in the education sector. With the introduction of Article 87 to the Federal Law «On Education in the Russian Federation» religious education gets a new level. The article attempts to examine the legal regulation of religious education, to evaluate its role in the secular school.
 Perhaps there is a sense, to explore the possibility of making appropriate changes and additions to the local laws and regulations in connection with the regional executive and legislative bodies. We should not forget that education was associated with Orthodoxy in Russia for centuries. For centuries, the Orthodox ideology has been a powerful unifying force, in which the faith is a stable system of values, and Orthodox Christian religion has contributed to the integration of different social forces.