ABSTRACT
The centenary of the Russian Revolution attracted the attention of numerous experts. It seems that the organisation of the anniversary speaks volumes about contemporary Russian society. The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) actively promotes its politics of memory. The canonisation of Nicholas II by the ROC in 2000 became a milestone in the perception of the history of the revolution. Religious worship of a historic figure is of particular importance in modern Russia when the boundaries of secularisation/de-secularisation associated with the changing role of the church in contemporary society are determined during conflicts of differing scales and on different levels. An anti-revolutionary consensus is characteristic of political culture in contemporary Russia and is an important asset for the power elite. Some liberal and democratically minded authors believe that the dissolution of the All-Russian Constituent Assembly by the Bolsheviks and their allies in January 1918 was a turning point in Russian history.
