The Putin Interviews
2017
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Mar 2, 2022 · The outlet told Putin many Americans view Russia as a “godless country.” Highlighting how Putin has often discussed faith, Time then asked, “What role does faith play in your own leadership, and what role should faith play in government and in the public sphere?” The Russian leader’s response was measured.
Mar 6, 2022 · What has been missed among Vladimir Putin’s ranting about Ukraine and Nato is the religious dimension in his thinking. ... And evil is the right word when a leader uses religion to justify in ...
Feb 27, 2022 · Ukraine and Russia are divided by a common history, both religiously and politically. 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. In 2014, Putin cited that history in ...
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 ...
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Mar 17, 2022 · Religion’s Role in Ukrainian Identity. In President Putin’s long speech preceding the invasion, he alluded to the religious narratives undergirding the battle surrounding Ukrainian national identity. Putin claimed that Ukraine is “an inalienable part of our own history, culture, and spiritual space.”. Putin’s claim reflects a commonly ...
Mar 21, 2022 · Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the eruption of conflict in the Donbas in 2014 also had an enormous impact on the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine’s Orthodox churches remained under the ...
Oct 6, 2021 · Putin once said he doesn't think people can have morals without religion. Vladimir Putin was raised by a Christian Orthodox mother and an atheist father, according to Religion Facts, but like many boys, he never outgrew wanting to please his mama. He told a Russian journalist in 2000, "In 1993, when I worked on the Leningrad City Council, I ...
