Russian Church in the Digital Era: Mediatization of Orthodoxy

by Hanna Sthle and Hanna Stähle

The Russian Orthodox Church, the largest and most powerful religious institution in Russia, has become one of the central pillars of Vladimir Putin's authoritarianism. While church attendance remains low, the religiously inspired rhetoric of traditionalism has come to dominate the mainstream political and media discourse. Has Russia abandoned its atheist past and embraced Orthodox Christianity as its new moral guide? The reality is more complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367410400
• ISBN13: 9780367410407
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"