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Russian societal tensions are mirrored in Putin’s Orthodox church

James M. Dorsey
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It blesses rather than fires weapons. In doing so, the Russian Orthodox Church has emerged as a powerful weapon in its own right in President Vladimir Putin’s civilisationalist arsenal. Mr. Putin justified his 12-day-old invasion of Ukraine in part by asserting that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government had been preparing for the “destruction” of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. ...more
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Russian societal tensions are mirrored in Putin’s Orthodox church
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2022Mar 7
It blesses rather than fires weapons. In doing so, the Russian Orthodox Church has emerged as a powerful weapon in its own right in President Vladimir Putin’s civilisationalist arsenal. Mr. Putin justified his 12-day-old invasion of Ukraine in part by asserting that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government had been preparing for the “destruction” of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
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