Davis, Howard (2005) Mediating Religion in Post-Soviet Russia: Orthodoxy and National Identity in Broadcasting. Studies in World Christianity, 11 (1). pp. 65-86. ISSN 1750-0230
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After seventy years of exclusion religious voices can now be heard in the Russian media. What they are saying has to be understood in the context of the rapid post-Soviet transformation of media institutions and society in Russia, especially the struggles for power between the state, oligarchs and other interests. Religion (at least as represented by the Russian Orthodox Church) has undergone much less change. Indeed, it is one of the few major institutions that existed during Soviet times and continues today on a stronger footing. While its position is assured, the Church's role is ambiguous: it benefits from media freedom but is compromised by its alignment with the Russian state. This article presents a brief overview of the development of religion - including Orthodox and non-Orthodox churches, policies, patterns of belief and public opinion, and church-state relations - in order to explain how the standing of religion has changed while remaining closely entwined with state and national (Russian) culture.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel C Types of Christian Ministry > Media ministry D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Divisions: | Former Soviet Union Former Soviet Union > Russian Federation |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2021 12:54 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Sep 2021 12:54 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2044 |
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