Russia: How Putin Uses the Orthodox Church to Boost His Power

***** Buy now (Will soon return to $35.90 + Special Offer Below) ***** Free Kindle eBook for customers who purchase the print book from Amazon *********************************** Vladimir Putin and Russian Orthodox Church Vladimir Putin's recent victory in the Russian presidential election came as n [...]
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***** Buy now (Will soon return to $35.90 + Special Offer Below) ***** Free Kindle eBook for customers who purchase the print book from Amazon *********************************** Vladimir Putin and Russian Orthodox Church Vladimir Putin's recent victory in the Russian presidential election came as no surprise. Putin has spent much of the past two decades building an alliance with the Russian Orthodox Church, which has fully embraced his leadership. More than 70 percent of Russians today identify as Russian Orthodox, the number of people who identify themselves as Orthodox Christians has doubled since 1991 to 71%, only 6% visit church every week, according to the Pew Research Centre. Why This book. This book evaluates the convergence between Vladimir Putin and Russian Orthodox Church on Russian foreign policy these last years. This book will: Firstly, analyze the current place of the "traditional religions" in contemporary Russia. Focuses on a brief history of Russian Orthodox Church and its role in Russian society. Focuses on the influence of Russian Orthodox Church on Vladimir Putin's policy and their cooperation and divergence on the foreign policy. Study the case of Ukrainian and Syrian conflict. What's Inside this Book? The place of religions in Russia Islam Judaism Buddhism Catholicism Protestantism and other groups belonging to Christianity Russian Orthodox Church The influence of Russian Orthodox Church on politics The reasons of the particular place of Russian Orthodox Church on Politics Russian Orthodox Church and Putin's Foreign Policy Political and Ideological Confrontation with western countries Russian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Crisis Russian Orthodox Church's position on Russian intervention in the Syrian conflict Download your copy today