Putin turned to the Orthodox Church to help consolidate his rule. And the Church cracked down on sensible approaches to sexually transmitted diseases. Now, Russia has a crisis on its hands. . . . . . Alice Su . . . . . Berlin's Muslim community is raising controversial questions about the..…
From a propaganda angle, the modern-day namesake regiment was, thus, meant to showcase the continuity and tradition of Russia’s military “cooperation” with Balkan (and South Slav, in general) Orthodox populations. . ..…
Ravil Gaynutdin, head of Council of Muftis of Russia, announced that Russia's population of 144 million contains 23 million Muslims and not, 14.5 million, or, as Orthodox Church estimates, nearer to million. ... Sep 10, 2014 update Russia's Orthodox Dmitri..…