Power & Russian Orthodoxy
The Russian Orthodox Church has long been allied with the state, even during the Soviet era when the relationship was somewhat strained. When Stalin got (or at least tolerated) religion, you know...
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Chinese Religion Redux
As Cold War propaganda in the West would have it, communist states were to be despised because they were atheist and Godless. The reality, however, was quite different. In the Soviet Union, the Russian...
View ArticlePussy Rioting Russian Orthodoxy
Over at The New Republic, Julia Ioffe reports on the high farce that is the Pussy Riot trial. The indictment is a thing of inquisitorial beauty: The prosecutor began to mutter his way through the...
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From Pussy to Patriarchy Riot
My Pussy Rioting Russian Orthodoxy post obviously struck some sensitive nerves. I’ve had a number of comments (all deleted) suggesting that the Pussy Rioters are Jewish, CIA pawns, Western dupes, and...
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