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The Russian Orthodox Church, the Kremlin, and religious (il)liberalism in Russia

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  • Jeremy W. Lamoreaux

    (Brigham Young University—Idaho)

  • Lincoln Flake

    (National Intelligence University)

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The apparent 'symphonia' of church-state cooperation in Russia is a matter of debate and concern in the West. By some accounts the war in Ukraine kicked that collusion into another gear entirely, with the Russian Orthodox Church now a fully assimilated part of the Kremlin’s domestic and foreign policy machine. We argue that, though such claims may prove hyperbolic, the rise in political authoritarianism in Russia and its neighbourhood is being matched by significant restrictions in Russia’s religious playfield, and that both the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church benefit from the policies and practices of the other. Consequently, now is not a good time to be a member of a non-traditional church or of a so-called foreign sect in Russia. More disconcerting, a continuation of these trends may portend further crackdowns not just on religious freedoms, but across the spectrum of civil liberties in Russia.

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  • Jeremy W. Lamoreaux & Lincoln Flake, 2018. "The Russian Orthodox Church, the Kremlin, and religious (il)liberalism in Russia," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 4(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palcom:v:4:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-018-0169-6
    DOI: 10.1057/s41599-018-0169-6
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