The article studies the works of opinion journalism by the bishop (after 1873 – the archbishop) Veniamin (Blagonravov). It is ascertained the number (five) of publications, list of their titles, time and venue of the first and following publications. The article analyzes and reconstructs the goals that the author tried to achieve, the main topics, and the impact of his works. As a result, it is found out that the thoughts of Veniamin were occupied by the struggle against the influence of Buddhism. The article concludes by arguing that the works of opinion journalism by Veniamin had a significant impact on public opinion and the position of state bodies.

Matkhanova Natalia Petrovna, Doctor of Sciences (History), Professor, Senior Research Associate, Institute of History SB RAS, 8, Nikolayev st., Novosibirsk,630090, e-mail: istochnik_history@mail.ru

Matkhanova N.P. Works of Opinion Journalism by Veniamin (Blagonravov): Objectives, Themes and Importance. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2021, vol. 36, pp. 15-22. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2021.36.15 (in Russian)

1. Veniamin. Zhiznennyye voprosy pravoslavnykh missiy v Sibiri [Vital Questions of the Orthodox Missions in Siberia]. Saint Petersburg, Publishing House of A.M. Kotomin, 1885, 76 p. (in Russian)
2. V[eniami]n, Archbishop. Nastoyashchiy buddizm [True Buddhism]. Irkutskiye eparkhialnyye vedomosti [Irkutsk Diocesan Bulletin]. Addendums, 1890, no. 5, p. 6-10. (in Russian)
3. Veniamin. O lamskom idolopoklonnicheskom suyeverii v Vostochnoy Sibiri [On the Lama’s Idolatrous Superstition in Eastern Siberia]. Irkutsk, Publishing House of N.N. Sinitsyn, 1882, 32 p. (in Russian)
4. Veniamin. Obyazannosti russkogo gosudarstva po obrashcheniyu inovertsev i raskolnikov k pravoslavnoy russkoy tserkvi [Obligations of the Russian State to Convert the Gentiles and Schismatics to the Russian Orthodox Church]. Saint Petersburg, 1885, 75 p. (in Russian)
5. [Veniamin]. Pisma Veniamina, arkhiyepiskopa Irkutskogo k Kazanskomu arkhiyepiskopu Vladimiru (1862–1889). [Letters from Veniamin, Archbishop. Irkutsk, to Vladimir, Archbishop of Kazan (1862–1889)]. Preface and notes by K.V. Kharlampovich. Moscow, Publishing House of P.P. Ryabishinsky, 1913, 218 p. (in Russian)
6. Veniamin. Polozheniye khristian v buryatskikh obshchestvakh pod nachalstvom yazychnikov [Situation of the Christian in Buryat Societies under Control of Pagans]. Irkutskiye eparkhialnyye vedomosti [Irkutsk Diocesan Bulletin]. Addendums, 1884, no. 30, 31. (in Russian)
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