At a Glance - Russia's war on Ukraine: The Kremlin's use of religion as a foreign policy instrument - 19-05-2022
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Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia experienced a window of religious pluralism in the Yeltsin era, allowing western Christian missionaries to operate freely. The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) resented this encroachment into its canoAt a Glance - Russia's war on Ukraine: The Kremlin's use of religion as a foreign policy instrument - 19-05-2022
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia experienced a window of religious pluralism in the Yeltsin era, allowing western Christian missionaries to operate freely. The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) resented this encroachment into its canonical territory and, when Vladimir Putin took office in 1999, worked closely with him to consolidate its power. Putin valued such close collaboration as a way to exert control over society, eliminate alternative sources of moral authority at home, and extend Russian influence abroad. Source : © European Union, 2022 - EP Read more