Although some Russian Orthodox priests have spoken out against “war liturgies,” they don’t all hold the same positions. Some have tried to stick with the patriarchal Church, others h ...

The story of the Soviet leader’s time in power, his policies against Jews, and his relationship with Israel and Zionism ...

It is exactly when a political party or movement wins power that dormant—and definitional—fights begin to break out. It’s ...

If we truly wish to understand and apply Marx's insights today, we must reject the rigid dogmas that later 'Marxists' imposed in his name.' ...

Easter’s coming up and you can be sure that many young Canadians, fresh off of their first semester at university, will ...

Sofia Gubaidulina’s work, with its thorniness and religious themes, put her at odds with the Soviet government.

What's at stake is not just the survival of nations. It's the consciences of those who align themselves with what is ...

Russia’s self-anointed status as a defender of global conservatism can be traced back to 2011, when anti-government protests ...

Vladimir Putin views his country’s cultural sphere like any other sector: a subordinate dominion, which should submit to the ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested ... noting parallels to Soviet state antisemitism under Josef Stalin, when the Kremlin persecuted Jews and ...

For decades, Alexander Dugin argued that Russia had a messianic mission, and that destroying an independent Ukraine was ...

the first of which was established in a former Orthodox monastery in the Solovetsky Islands in 1923. Religious leaders and laypeople of all kinds suffered under Stalin, who was once himself a ...