The head of the Russian Orthodox Church recently commended Vladimir Putin over his handling of church and state relations ...

Some converts have hundreds of thousands of followers online, and push Kremlin narratives that Russia is the world's last bastion of true Christianity - a few of the most radical have even emigrated ...

Many scholars have researched how World War II has become a cornerstone of Russian nationalism during Putin’s time in power. It is also reflected in Russian rhetoric about its war in Ukraine. Russian ...

Russia and Turkey’s international religious influence relies on a specific national narrative – one that is challenged by the ...

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But Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Mr Putin of pretending to observe the truce while carrying out hundreds of ...

“The Russian state, together with the Russian Orthodox Church, cynically ignoring the norms of international law, has implemented a system of repression against religious communities in the captured ...

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for breaking an Easter ceasefire announced by Vladimir Putin, with both sides accusing ...

We understand the Russian church men better as a result of our conversations . . . The most severe limitation of the church is in the area of education . . .” But the group’s leader ...

The church is located in the city center and is easily accessible from the Nevsky Prospekt metro station. The highly recommended Russian Museum is a short walk away. For more information ...

Not that long ago many church-going Americans saw Russia as a godless place, an “evil empire” in the words of Ronald Reagan. But in President Trump’s second term, US-Russia relations have ...