“Christian Stalin” – The Paradox of Contemporary Georgian Politics [PDF]
The following study sets as the starting point of analysis the paradox which one can observe in contemporary Georgian public space. Religious discourse refers to Stalin as a believer and even talks of his contribution to the revival of Christianity in ...
Kakabadze, Shota
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This is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Russian Orthodox theologian and church diplomat Fr. Vitali Borovoy (1916-2008). He actively participated in almost all external engagements of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in the second half of ...
Wooden, Anastacia
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The Russian Orthodox Church as moral norm entrepreneur. [PDF]
Stoeckl K.
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How the Russian Orthodox Church Views the Russian World
The cultural concept of a “Russian world” (Russian: “russkiy mir”) plays an increasingly important role today, and is not limited to political discourse.
Bremer, Thomas
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Moving East: how the transnational tobacco industry gained entry to the emerging markets of the former Soviet Union-part I: establishing cigarette imports. [PDF]
Gilmore AB, McKee M.
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An explanation and analysis of how world religions formulate their ethical decisions on withdrawing treatment and determining death. [PDF]
Setta SM, Shemie SD.
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"Priest-doctors" as a rural health service in the age of Enlightenment. [PDF]
Heller R.
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The altar and the throne alliance. The Russian Orthodox Church vs. the government in Russia. OSW STUDIES 54, 2016-01-04 [PDF]
The Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC), the largest religious community in Russia, plays an essential role in the process of the cultural and national self-identification of the Russian people.
Chawryło (Jarzyńska), Katarzyna
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Roman Catholicism in Ukraine: The Contemporary Situation, Social Acceptance, and Social Service
This article investigates the historical peculiarities of the formation and specificity of the current stage of development of Catholicism in Ukraine. It considers the spiritual, socio-cultural, economic, and political prerequisites for the resumption of
Havryliuk, Tetiana, Lukashenko, Maryna
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The article analyzes the East Asian Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church established on the territory of China in 1946.
Drobotushenko Evgeniy Viktorovich +4 more
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