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Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church

Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church

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Michael F. Bird
Mar 10, 2023
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If you read the news, you’ll know that the Russian Orthodox Church has been highly supportive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Telegraph’s podcast on the war has a great interview Olga Lautman about the relationship between the Kremlin and Patriarch Kirill. A terrific listen!

I do wonder, however, if the picture is even more complicated than implied in the discussion with Lautman.

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