The Putin Interviews
2017
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Feb 27, 2022 · They trace their ancestry to the medieval kingdom of Kievan Rus, whose 10th century Prince Vladimir (Volodymyr in Ukrainian) rejected paganism, was baptized in Crimea and adopted Orthodoxy as the official religion.
Mar 31, 2022 · Putin’s religion. Putin was born in Leningrad – a city that reverted its original saint’s name of St Petersburg in 1991 – to an atheist father and devout Christian mother, who baptised him in...
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Feb 16, 2022 · Putin’s faith and politics. Personal Faith. Putin has been keen to present himself as a man of serious personal faith. This is a trend that has seemed to become more pronounced throughout his time in office.
To Vladimir Putin, Orthodox Christianity is a tool for asserting Moscow’s rights over sovereign Ukraine. In his February televised address announcing the recent invasion of Ukraine, he argued the...
Mar 2, 2022 · Russia’s brand of Christianity. Rather than spiritual compatriots, the Christian faith seen in many Western countries is radically different from the Russian rendition of self-described, government-aligned religiosity. Watch Tooley explain what Putin might believe, Russia’s religious background, and why Ukraine is in the crosshairs:
Mar 17, 2022 · Putin claimed that Ukraine is “an inalienable part of our own history, culture, and spiritual space.” Putin’s claim reflects a commonly held interpretation of the history of Orthodox Christianity in Russia.
Feb 9, 2022 · In the case of Vladimir Putin, the soft pull of the two countries’ shared Orthodox Christian religious identity was converted into a sharp attack intended to enhance Moscow’s religious supremacy and serve Putin’s geopolitical aims.
