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Religion has become a powerful tool for Russia in its war against Ukraine, with the Orthodox Church playing a prominent role in shaping Moscow’s narrative. According to Viktor Yelensky, Ukraine’s ...
News Russia » Religion: Putin using Russian Orthodox Church to repress religion, panel says
The regime of Vladimir Putin is using the Russian Orthodox Church in efforts to repress other faiths not only in Ukraine and other foreign countries but within Russia’s borders, clergy and rights ...
News Russia » Religion: Religion and Secular Modernity in Russian Christianity, Judaism, and Atheism
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News Russia » Religion: Russia blocks Catholic, other religious websites
Amid its war on Ukraine, Russia continues to block a number of external religious websites, social media accounts and apps from several countries, preventing believers of various faiths from accessing ...
News Russia » Religion: BU Student Researched How Russian Religion Fuels War in Ukraine
Earlier this year, a BU student from Russia approached Isabella Ketchen (CAS’26) at the concluding symposium for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Ketchen had presented her ...
News Russia » Religion: Religious Freedom Report: Russia Guilty of ‘Severe’ Violations Against Religious Minorities
About 72% of Russians are Orthodox, 7% are Muslim, 5% are atheist, and 13% do not have a religious affiliation. About 3% of Russians belong to a variety of other religious groups. Palace of the Senate ...
News Russia » Religion: North Korea’s alliance with Russia proves Ukraine is not about religion
Responding to the deployment of North Korea soldiers to Russia, NATO’s secretary-general signaled that the action represented “a significant escalation” in its “ongoing involvement in Russia’s illegal ...
News Russia » Religion: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy considers ban on Russia-linked religious groups
A new Ukrainian law aimed at removing the influence of the pro-Moscow Russian Orthodox Church enjoys broad popular support in Ukraine but is being viewed with reservations by international advocates ...
News Russia » Religion: Russian students to have choice of religion, ethics
BARVIKHA, Russia -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced a pilot project Tuesday that will require schoolchildren to take classes in religion or secular ethics. The proposal is part of a ...
News Russia » Religion: Russia and Turkey are wielding religion as soft power – but one patriarch is standing in their way
Turkish nationalists are calling on the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to revoke the passport of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the highest ranking Greek Orthodox cleric in the US.
News Russia » Religion: Is Putin Really a Christian—or Just Playing the Part?
Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle during a service at Pokrova Church in Russia. | Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / www.kremlin.ru. Russian president Vladimir Putin has been many ...