Faith and Force: The Instrumentalization of Religion in Putin's Russia from 2009 to 2024.

• In Event: Religion in Communist and Post Communist Countries

Brief Overview

This text examines how the Russian state uses religion to bolster its authority and justify the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, showing the Russian Orthodox Church's role and Patriarch Kirill’s role in advancing state narratives and suppressing dissent.

Author

• Jadie Minhas, Arizona State University-Tempe