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The post-Soviet Russian Orthodox Church : politics, culture and greater Russia /

In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has become a more prominent part of post-Soviet Russia. A number of assumptions exist regarding the Church's relationship with the Russian state: that the Church has always been dominated by Russia's secular elites; that the clerics have not suf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richters, Katja
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Colección:Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ; 35.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has become a more prominent part of post-Soviet Russia. A number of assumptions exist regarding the Church's relationship with the Russian state: that the Church has always been dominated by Russia's secular elites; that the clerics have not sufficiently fought this domination and occasionally failed to act in the Church's best interest; and that the Church was turned into a Soviet institution during the twentieth century. This book challenges these assumptions. It demonstrates that church-state relations in post-communist Russia can be seen in a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 212 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-207) and index.
ISBN:9780203115732
0203115732
9781136296376
1136296379
1283586630
9781283586634
9781136296369
1136296360
Acceso:Legal Deposit;