Thin squeak of a sparrow. The case of hieromonk Hieronymus of Solovki as a manifestation of an internal ideological conflict in Russia at the beginning of the reign of Nicholas I (1829-1830)

Introduction. By the time of Alexander I’s death in November 1825, the internal ideological conflict in Russia had reached its peak. The Decembrist Uprising proved that liberal reforms had put the country on the brink of revolution. In this regard, the aim of the article is to show the chaotic situation in which the new emperor, Nicholas I, had to develop and affirm in the public consciousness different versions of state policy from the previous ones.