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The Christian Commonwealth of Student Youth is a unique phenomenon in the life of the Orthodox Church in the early ХХ century. The article considers the prerequisites for the Commonwealth to emerge, its goals and objectives, its membership as well as its internal life and activity. Special attention is given to the efforts of helping youth in living out the Christian vocation through attaining the Christian worldview, spiritual communion and practical enchurchment of life. The analysis of the Commonwealth’s life and work led to the conclusion about the uniqueness of these ways of the holistic Christian education of young students.
Keywords: Christian Commonwealth of Student Youth, education, Christian worldview, student youth, Society for religious and moral enlightenment in the spirit of the Orthodox Church, Archpriest Pavel Lakhostsky, enchurchment of youth.