Based on extensive original research at the local level, this book explores the relationship
between Russian Orthodoxy and politics in contemporary Russia. It reveals close personal …

Abstract The Russian Orthodox Church portrays itself as a hierarchically ordered and
socially influential “public religion,” but occupies quite a tenuous position in contemporary …

The article examines the mediatization of pastoral care in the Russian Orthodox Church
drawing upon “ask the priest” websites. The study is based on the theory of mediatized …

The dramatic cultural shift Russians have experienced since the late 1980s is embodied in a
visibly and tangibly re-sacralised landscape, although the nature and extent of the religious …

Настоящая статья посвящена анализу предпосылок феномена медиатизации
пастырства в Русской Православной Церкви на примере сайтов с вопросами …

The liberalisation of religious practice after the fall of the Soviet regime and the support by
the Russian state to the Russian Orthodox Church have contributed to the enormous growth …

Orthodox believers in Estonia constitute the majority of self-identifying churchgoers
(according to the 2011 census). They are, however, divided ethnically and institutionally …

The post-Soviet religious revival in Russia was one of the key issues for challenging
secularization theories. But when addressed in more detail, it becomes clear that the …

Recently, the idea of a symphonic relationship between State and Church in countries with a
dominant Orthodox Church has most commonly been defined as the harmonious …

My work examines how former Soviet atheists have discovered and engaged with their
national religious tradition, Russian Orthodox Christianity, after moving to the United States …