Open AccessRussian Orthodoxy and Political Culture Transformation
Author(s) -
James W. Warhola
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the carl beck papers in russian and east european studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2163-839X
pISSN - 0889-275X
DOI - 10.5195/cbp.1993.109
Subject(s) - orthodoxy , politics , russian culture , political science , political culture , christianity , subject (documents) , sociology , religious studies , law , philosophy , theology , art , literature , library science , computer science
Russian Orthodox Christianity has served as a major if not principal taproot of Russian culture, and has done so in varying forms and to varying degrees since the formal adoption of the Eastern Orthodox rites as official religion by Prince Vladimir of the Kievan Rus' in June of 988 A.D.1 The specific role of Russian Orthodoxy in the governance of Russia has been closely investigated.2 In addition, the political role of religion, particularly Russian Orthodoxy, during the Soviet era has been the subject of close scholarly examination.3 This paper focuses on the changing role of Orthodoxy under current conditions.