Russia's Lost Reformation

Sergei I. Zhuk is an assistant professor of history at Ball State University. Formerly a professor of American history specializing in American religious movements at Dnieperpetrovsk University in Ukraine, he recently completed a Ph.D. in Russian history at the Johns Hopkins University. Zhuk's work has been published in English, French, Russian, and Ukrainian.

• List of FiguresMap of the Southern Provinces of the Russian EmpirePrefaceIntroduction. The Forgotten Pioneers of Radical Evangelicalism in Russia—Historiography, Theory, and SourcesChapter 1. Colonization, Emancipation, and Religious RadicalismChapter 2. The ShalaputsChapter 3. The StundistsChapter 4. Peasant Theologians and the Protestant EthicChapter 5. The Stundo-Shalaputs, or the MaliovantsyChapter 6. Orthodox Peasants No MoreChapter 7. The Religious Radicals' RebellionEpilogue. From Christian Millennium to Bolshevik UtopiaAppendix A Population of Southern Russian and Ukrainian Provinces, 1861–1900, according to the Governors' ReportsAppendix B. Sects in the Southern European Provinces of the Russian Empire, according to the Census of 1897Appendix C. The Registered Sects in the Southern European Provinces of the Russian Empire, according to the Census of 1909–10Selected BibliographyIndex

Extremely well-written work that contributes to a neglected aspect of Russian religious history. Zhuk displays a clear mastery of the material and presents the details of the reformation without losing the thread fo the narrative. -- Lee Trepanier Religion and Politics Newsletter A valuable book on radical Protestantism in rural Russia and Ukraine... provocatively shows how Christian radicalism prepared the peasantry to accept and approve the revolution. Choice 2005 A vivid study of Protestant sectarianism in the multiethnic regions of southern Russia and Ukraine. American Historical Review 2005 Stimulating study... For anyone interested in gaining a sense of the religious ferment in Ukraine where Mennonites were centered and Mennonite Brethren had their beginning. -- Harold Jantz Mennonite Brethren Herald 2005 A very valuable contribution to Russian and especially Ukrainian religious history. -- Michael Rowe Journal of Ecclesiastical History 2005 This study will help to open the way for further research and cooperation between Russian, Ukrainian and Mennonite scholars. -- James Urry Mennonite Quarterly Review 2006 Zhuk displays a clear understanding of the ethos of peasant life as he explores the ethnic and demographic situation. Canadian Slavonic Papers 2006 Zhuk offers a bold vision of religious movements that grew out of and never strayed very far from the dominant Orthodox creed. Revolutionary Russia 2006 Through exhaustive archival research and wonderfully chosen photographs, Zhuk has succeed in bringing back to life forgotten sectarians and their complicated relation with Orthodox Christianity. -- Nadieszda Kizenko Journal of Modern History 2006 Adds to the growing body of work that shows how large, variegated, and peculiar these people were. -- Alexander Etkind Church History 2006 Readers will find Zhuk's interpretation of south Russian or Ukrainian peasant culture to be worth consideration and his careful description of popular beliefs and religious syncretism of compelling interest. Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2007 A thickly detailed study of religious radicalism in the southern Russian Empire from 1830 to 1914. -- Brian P. Bennett History of Religions 2008