LEADER 03193oam 2200673I 450 001 9910786442803321 005 20230803024740.0 010 $a0-203-09537-5 010 $a1-283-84213-0 010 $a1-136-21331-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203095379 035 $a(CKB)2670000000299039 035 $a(EBL)1075436 035 $a(OCoLC)821176543 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000784713 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11435818 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784713 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10764476 035 $a(PQKB)11127864 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1075436 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1075436 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10631018 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL415463 035 $a(OCoLC)823738193 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135033 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000299039 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBelieving in Russia $ereligious policy after communism /$fGeraldine Fagan 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ;$v41 225 0$aRoutledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ;$v41 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-49002-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Believing in Russia - Religious Policy after Communism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Map; Preface and acknowledgements; Note on transliteration, translation and titles; Introduction; 1 Russia's religious freedom tradition; 2 'Native land protected by God'; 3 Rites of spring; 4 Law unto itself; 5 Fight thine enemy; 6 In search of tradition; 7 Extreme measures; 8 Alternative scenarios; Conclusion; Notes; Index 330 $aThis book presents a comprehensive overview of religious policy in Russia since the end of the communist regime, exposing many of the ambiguities and uncertainties about the position of religion in Russian life. It reveals how religious freedom in Russia has, contrary to the widely held view, a long tradition, and how the leading religious institutions in Russia today, including especially the Russian Orthodox Church but also Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist establishments, owe a great deal of their special positions to the relationship they had with the former Soviet regime. It examines the res 410 0$aRoutledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series 606 $aReligion and state$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aFreedom of religion$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aReligion and politics$zRussia (Federation) 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aReligion and state 615 0$aFreedom of religion 615 0$aReligion and politics 676 $a323.44/2094709051 700 $aFagan$b Geraldine.$01544680 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786442803321 996 $aBelieving in Russia$93799087 997 $aUNINA