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Russian Orthodox Church

Putin's Precursors

Laurent Murawiec | Jun 01, 2000
In Russia, Modernization and Westernization are hardly one and the same thing. Persistent attempts to achieve the former while avoiding the latter have been a majpr source of Russian repression.

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Russia's Year of Mediocrity

Ariel Cohen | Dec 26, 2012
Putin does not have much to be happy about as he looks back on 2012.

Spring for the Patriarchs

Thomas de Waal | Jan 27, 2011
The Church's clout is growing in the former Soviet Union, even as other nonstate institutions have been weakened.

Religious Freedom and the National Interest

Lawrence Uzzell | Mar 03, 2004
Religious freedom should not be the top priority of U.

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May 23, 2013