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Exploring the significant influence of Russian Orthodoxy on the fall of Soviet Communism and the emergence of Russian nationalism, this book highlights how the Orthodox Church's moral authority played a crucial role in overcoming the 1991 coup against Gorbachev. The authors detail the pivotal actions of Patriarch Aleksy II, a former KGB officer, who is shaping a new national identity reflective of the church's values amidst a search for a meaningful past in post-Soviet Russia.
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Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent, John Garrard, Carol Garrard
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent
- Subtitle
- Faith and Power in the New Russia
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Garrard, Carol Garrard
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 350
- ISBN13
- 9780691165905
- Category
- Esotericism and Religion
- Description
- Exploring the significant influence of Russian Orthodoxy on the fall of Soviet Communism and the emergence of Russian nationalism, this book highlights how the Orthodox Church's moral authority played a crucial role in overcoming the 1991 coup against Gorbachev. The authors detail the pivotal actions of Patriarch Aleksy II, a former KGB officer, who is shaping a new national identity reflective of the church's values amidst a search for a meaningful past in post-Soviet Russia.