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Russian nuclear orthodoxy
April 26, 2022
For Patriarch Kirill nuclear weapons are necessary for salvation, explains Mark Jenkins Sergei Shoigu, the Russian defence minister, is a practising Russian Orthodox believer who often accompanies President Putin on visits to Orthodox monasteries in remote areas across the Russian Federation. At the entrance to Moscow’s Red Square the small Iveron Chapel is said to
Putin, Kirill and the Vatican
March 30, 2022
The shared vision of Russia’s church and state
Vladimir Putin, Kyrill and the Vatican
March 10, 2022
VLADIMIR PUTIN, KYRILL AND THE VATICAN There are many who see in Patriarch Kyrill’s reluctance to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, evidence of Caesaropapism. Certainly, it is likely that Patriarch Kyrill sees Putin’s “special military operation” as regrettable, but necessary in order to restore the divinely ordained unity of the Russian people – a
Expanding the Orthodox empire
March 01, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s designs on Ukraine are rooted in Russia’s ancient imperial ambitions for a Eurasian state
Putin’s take on the “Russian Idea”
February 06, 2022
A reading list that Putin gave to his regional governors in 2014 could shed some light on his vision for Russia
My road to Mount Athos
January 27, 2022
After a period of turmoil, Mark Jenkins heads to the Holy Mountain on a quest for knowledge
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