K dějinám pravoslavné církve na Podkarpatské Rusi v l. 1918 – 1938

The aim of the article is to arouse the problem of the origin and development of the Orthodox movement in Carpathian Ruthenia during the time of the first Czechoslovak republic (1918-1938). It deals with the issues of causes of the origin of the movement after the WWI, depicts its periodization and tries to achieve determination of particular stages of the development and finding its characteristic features. Main attention is focused on the problem of its directing with regard to the fact that it was created as a result of huge effort of masses to attain the change of confession. Author analyses three main methods resulting in calming of the situation and consolidation of approaches in church and religious sphere through the constituting of structures of the Orthodox Church and ad-justment of legislation as well. The main part of the article consists of reflection of activities of exponents of Patriarchate of Constantinople and Serbia in Czechoslovakia directing to establishing of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Czechoslovakia. In other words, it is the Carpatho-Ruthenian Orthodox diocese established in conditions of the struggle for jurisdictional issues. The study is an outline of the problem and tries to depict main featu-res and trends of the development.