The revolutionary events of 1917 from the standpoint of the spiritual-orthodox paradigm in the study of national history

The main attention in work is paid to illumination of the reasons of revolutionary shocks of 1917. The author tries to answer a question: why in orthodox, monarchic Russia the celebration of atheism and overthrow of the monarchy became possible. The author tries to solve this problem from positions of an orthodox paradigm of studying of national history. In article basic situation and the principles of this concept are allocated. The special place is allocated to studying of the spiritual sphere and influence on her of the western theories and doctrines. The main thesis of article - the refusal of century foundations, hobby for the western theories and values have provoked the strongest spiritual crisis in Russia which became the main reason of revolutionary events of 1917. This point in work is made on the basis of the analysis of historical documents. A lot of place in a research is taken by illumination of a spiritual condition of all layers of the Russian society at the end of the nineteenth the beginning of the twentieth century. Crisis of the family relations, influence of emancipation on weakening of the marriage unions is shown in article. The special attention is paid to a role of the Russian intellectuals and political elite in promoting of values of the western society and in strengthening spiritual crisis. One of the central places of a research occupies also the analysis of position of Russian Orthodox Church, in article the reasons of falling of her authority in society are called.