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Putin’s Russia: Concocting an Ideology to Justify an Estrangement

Putin blessed in church

President Putin’s rush to engage with Orthodox Christianity has more to do with politics than piety as he emphasises the differences between Russia and the rest of Europe.

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WRITTEN BY

Jonathan Eyal

Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships

RUSI International

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