The State takes control of the Russian Church
Fire the "The State takes control of the Russian Church" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_rus.23.
The State takes control of the Russian Church
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_rus.23.
What happens
In 1721, in order to subject the Orthodox Church of Russia to the state, Peter the Great abolished the Patriarchate of Moscow. Thenceforward the patriarch's place as head of the Church was taken by a spiritual college, namely the Holy Synod, consisting of representatives of the hierarchy obedient to the czar's will. A secular official - the ober-prokuror, or chief procurator - was appointed by the Tsar to supervise the Holy Synod's activities. The Holy Synod ferociously persecuted all dissenters and conducted a censorship of all publications.
Player choices
When this event fires, The State takes control of the Russian Church presents these options:
- Abolish the Patriarchate
- Leave the Patriarchate alone