1) The West fails to understand Russian president Vladimir Putin.
He regards himself as the heir to the Byzantine throne.
He regards himself as the heir to the Byzantine throne.
2) Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church said that Putin’s rule was a “miracle from God.”
3) There are about three hundred million Orthodox Christians around the world.
Russia, which accounts for a third of those followers, has long been the largest and most powerful group within the faith’s fourteen jurisdictions.
Russia, which accounts for a third of those followers, has long been the largest and most powerful group within the faith’s fourteen jurisdictions.
4) The Grand Duchy of Moscow, the predecessor state of the Tsardom of Russia, claimed the title “The Third Rome” as successor to the Byzantine Empire and the political and religious position of Constantinople and Rome.
5) This historical reality is deeply embedded in the Russian nationalist psyche.
Russia’s strategic completion with Western powers should be seen in this light.
Russia’s strategic completion with Western powers should be seen in this light.
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