During the Second World War, approximately 1000 Christian chaplains accompanied
Wehrmacht forces wherever they went, from Poland to France, Greece, North Africa, and the …

The Bolshevik takeover of Russia created an alternative Russia in exile that never laid down
its arms. For two decades, expelled White Russians sought ways to retaliate against the …

This book explores the tensions that have arisen in the diaspora as a result of large numbers
of Russian migrants entering established overseas parishes following the collapse of the …

Alors qu'elle avait été persécutée par le régime soviétique depuis 1917, l'Église orthodoxe
russe lui apporta spontanément son appui lors la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. En paroles et …

In the wake of the devastating First World War, leaders of the victorious powers reconfigured
the European continent, resulting in new understandings of nation, state, and citizenship …

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the development of the Russian
Federation, the Russian Orthodox Church has sought to increase its influence with the …

The patriotic fervour surrounding the" Great Patriotic War," amplified by Soviet propaganda,
led to concessions for some religious groups, though still constrained by Soviet anti …

This thesis examines the uses of St. Alexander Nevsky's iconography in the memory
vehicles constructed during the reign of Vladimir Putin to legitimize his political regime. In …

Religion is one of many factors that can help to elucidate aspects of Jewish and non-Jewish
behavior during the Holocaust. By the outbreak of the Second World War, Europe was …