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:: Russian court delays start of Pussy Riot appeal hearing - Reuters 10.1.12
:: Russian Orthodox Church asks for clemency for jailed Pussy Riot rockers if they repent - AP 9.30.12
:: Pussy Riot - mercouris.wordpress.com 8.7.12
:: Russian Church says under attack after backing Putin - NEWSLINK - Reuters 4.3.12
:: Russian Church says under attack after backing Putin - NEWSLINK - Reuters 4.3.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russian Orthodox Church allowed to enter politics - Reuters 2-3-11/JRL 2011-20
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> Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER), No. 60
> Church will increase spiritual influence on authorities, society — Patriarch Kirill
> Former Kremlin Strategist Sees Pussy Riot Poll As Evidence Of Split In Society
> Plight Of Blogger, Pussy Riot Highlight Church's Political Ambitions
> Pussy Riot Jail Term Rated 'Fair' by Most Russians, Poll Shows - Bloomberg 8.29.12
> Russians' Awareness About Pussy Riot Case Climbs To 84 Per Cent, Poll Shows - Interfax 8.29.12
> What Awaits Pussy Riot Musicians in Prison - MT 8.28.12
> Senior Russian Priest Calls Pussy Riot, Anti Clerical Stunts 'Velvet Terrorism' - Interfax 8.27.12
> Dagestan almost fully under Wahhabi influence — expert - Interfax 8.29.12
> APEC and Pussy Riot - MN 8.20.12
> Guilty Verdict Puts the Heat on Putin - MT 8.20.12
> Pussy Riot and Russia's corrupt creative intelligentsia - Peter Lavelle 8.19.12
> Pussy Riot Copycats Demonstrate at Cathedral in Germany - MT 8.21.12
> Opposition Fears Split Over Pussy Riot Case - MT 8.21.12
> Why the Pussy Riot Judge Hid Her Face - MT 8.24.12
> Business Fights Back Against Kremlin War on Vice - MT 8.23.12
> Ombudsman May Appeal Pussy Riot Verdict - RIAN 8.23.12
> Moscow Calls Hasty And Politically-motivated Western Comments on Pussy Riot Case - Interfax 8.22.12
> Pussy Riot singers were motivated by hatred for believers — court verdict - Interfax 8.17.12
> Pussy Riot Trial Verdict: Live Updates - RIAN 8.17.12
> Pussy Riot stunt less harmful to society than their imprisonment — Yavlinsky - Interfax 8.17.12
> Putin 'hears' ombudsman opinion about Pussy Riot case - Interfax 8.16.12
> Kremlin Behind Pussy Riot Trial. Or Is It the Church? - MT 8.16.12
> Authorities Face Hard Choice in Pussy Riot Verdict - MT 8.16.12
> Media Frenzy Over Pussy Riot Obscures Legal Plights Of Lesser-Known Protesters - RFE/RL 8.15.12
> The Laughing Stock of the World- MT 8.9.12
> Pussy Riot Verdict Delayed to Aug. 17 - MT 8.9.12
> Church Official Says Russia's Future Hinges On Outcome Of Pussy Riot Discussion- Interfax 8.3.12
> Russian Islamic Expert Likens Kazan Rally To Start Of Arab Spring - Interfax 8.6.12
> Pussy Riot Wonders If Putin's Words Will Help - MT 8.6.12
> Russian Musicians Hesitant to Back Pussy Riot - MT 8.6.12
> Putin Says Against Punishing Pussy Riot Musicians "too Strictly" - Interfax 8.2.12
> Orthodox Priest: Pussy Riot Performance Threatens Disaster - Interfax 7.31.12
> PUSSY RIOT ONLINE POLL: You Decide — what should be the fate of Pussy Riot? - 7.27.12
> Orthodox Priest: Pussy Riot Performance Threatens Disaster - Interfax 7.31.12
> Putin Told That Pussy Riot Members Most Likely Being Punished For Protest Against Him - Interfax 7.31.12
> Pussy Riot Trial Reports Restricted, Defendants Ill - RIAN 7.31.12
> Two Pro-Kremlin Officials Stand Up for Pussy Riot - MT 8.1.12
> Pussy Riot Complain of 'Torture' - RIAN 7.30.12
> Church Employee Says Pussy Riot Show Has Given Her "Unceasing Pain" - Interfax 7.30.12
> Most Russians Against Prison Sentence For Pussy Riot — Poll - Interfax 7.30.12
> Russians Split Over Punishment To Punk Band — Poll - Interfax 7.12.12
> Pussy Riot Suspects to Remain in Jail - MT 7.10.12
> Russian Orthodox Church hails possible discovery of "God particle"
> Russian Orthodox Cleric Opposed To Separation Between Church And State
> The Russian Orthodox Church Faces Public Pressure - RP 4.20.12
> Almost Half Of Russians Consider Punk Band Stunt Hooliganism — Poll - Interfax 4.16.12
> Building up links to the past: A group of volunteers is organizing efforts to restore ruined rural churches as a symbol of Russian historical consciousness - MN 4.11.12
> Renowned TV anchor compares Church attackers to demons - Interfax 4.9.12
> Church calls for Lenin's works to be scrutinized for extremism - MN 4.2.12
> Church Should Contribute To 'Reset' With USA, Russian Patriarch Says - Interfax 3.30.12
> The state religion habit - MN 3.15.12
> Percentage of Russians who attend church reaches 71% - poll - Interfax 12.27.12
> Children of the Church: The Russian Christmas Season Is Unusually High on Politics - RP 1.9.12
> Church Chimes in on Political Crisis - MT 1.9.12
Russian Islamic Expert Likens Kazan Rally To Start Of Arab Spring ~ "First, there are calls to observe human rights, they speak about reprisals and totalitarianism of the existing political regime and then they demand its overthrow, and similar rallies take place on a regular and constant basis ..."
Church Official Says Russia's Future Hinges On Outcome Of Pussy Riot Discussion ~ "The discussion that has now emerged is very important for society. The moral conscience of our people and future of the country depend on its outcome," Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, said ...
Church Official Says Russia's Future Hinges On Outcome Of Pussy Riot Discussion ~ "The discussion that has now emerged is very important for society. The moral conscience of our people and future of the country depend on its outcome," Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, said ...
:: Patriarch Kirill moves to the Kremlin
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has moved into the Kremlin following his 65th birthday ...
:: Chernobyl was 'punishment for state atheism'
The Chernobyl disaster was God's punishment for Soviet atheism, according to Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church ...
:: Modernity still requires morality - Patriarch
Patriarch Kirill warned against "heartless technocracy" and half-baked top-down directives, explaining that a sound moral basis is the key to modernisation ...
:: Thaw in relations with Catholics - Russian Orthodox Church
"Our relations have become much warmer. This goes to the Moscow Patriarchate's contacts with the Holy See and relations with Catholic communities in foreign countries," Metropolitan Illarion told students ...
:: Russian Church Says It Remains Independent of State
The Moscow Patriarchate has flatly denied information that the church is merging with the state in Russia ...
:: Battle of faith could head to the courts
Russian atheism is often blamed for the various excesses of the Soviet government, although not all well-placed local atheists support Zravomysliye's current legal agenda ...
:: Most Moscow citizens trust Patriarch Kirill and Orthodox Church - poll
The respondents praise Patriarch for mentioning moral values in his multiple public appearances ...
:: Skirting the Creed: How Archpriest Chaplin Hopes His Orthodox Dress Code Will Catch On in Secular Russia Is Unclear, but He Has Roiled RuNet
The Russian Orthodox official, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, believes that Russia should adhere to a nationwide dress code ...
:: Medvedev performs ablution in Jordan River
Medvedev plunged into the water three times after leaving an entry in the visitors' book of the sanctuary set up on the site of the baptism of Jesus ...
:: The Patriarch's Russian Civilization Project — Hegumen Filipp Ryabykh: Russian Elites Should Perceive Ukraine, Belarus and Other Russkiy Mir Centers as Equal Partners
Interview of Patriarch Kirill's aide, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department of External Church Relations Hegumen Filipp Ryabykh ...
:: Russian Duma speaker urges care in enforcing religious property restitution law
"The authorities should carefully approach the implementation of the law on transferring former religious property from state to religious organizations, Russian State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov has said ..."
:: Medvedev congratulates all Orthodox believers, Russians with Christmas
"The Russian, Jerusalem, Serbian and Georgian Orthodox churches, Athos monasteries, some Catholics and some Protestants celebrate Christmas on January 7 in line with the Julian calendar ..."
Russia, Religion - JRL Excerpts 2009-10
:: God or Gazprom - where does influence and social partnership start in Russia?
Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL #2010-226, Dec. 6, 2010
:: "Church Ambassadors" to Play Role in Rebuilding Ties Between Russia, Georgia - Patriarch Kirill
From Interfax; JRL #2009-237, Dec. 30, 2009.
:: Religious Freedom Abuses Must Be Countered - Russian Orthodox Church
From Interfax; JRL #2009-220, Dec. 1, 2009.
:: Ban on death penalty should be followed by ban on abortion - Russian Patriarchate
From Interfax; JRL #2009-212, Nov. 19, 2009.
:: Patriarch Kirill, Pope Benedict not to meet yet - Russian Orthodox Church
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-186, Oct. 7, 2009.
:: Medvedev visits Cathedral of the Sign in Kursk
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-183, Oct. 2, 2009.
:: Russia's Patriarch Increasingly Becoming Major Force In Politics
By Brian Whitmore, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-166, Sept. 7, 2009.
:: Nearly 70% Russians Approve of Introducing Orthodox Religion in Schools - Poll
From Interfax; JRL #2009-165, Sept. 4, 2009.
:: Georgian Church Leader Says Georgia "wants Peace With Russia"
From Interfax; JRL #2009-164, Sept. 3, 2009.
:: Ukraine has no real opposition to Patriarch Kirill, the Moscow Patriarchate sums up results of patriarchal visit
From Interfax; JRL #2009-147, Aug. 6, 2009.
:: Patriarch Kirill satisfied with his visit to Ukraine
From Interfax; JRL #2009-145, Aug. 4, 2009.
:: Patriarch Kirill stopped from visiting West Ukrainian city
From Interfax
; JRL #2009-144, Aug. 3, 2009.
:: Kirill on a Mission: Will the New Patriarch of Moscow Succeed in His New Role in Ukraine?
By Andrei Zolotov, Jr., from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-141, July 28, 2009.
:: Kirill Calls for Eastern Orthodox Church Unity in Kiev
By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-141, July 28, 2009.
:: Rebel cleric says Patriarch Kirill plots to merge Ukraine, Russia
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-141, July 28, 2009.
:: Religious culture and secular ethics will be taught in Russian schools as experiment,
From Interfax; JRL #2009-136, July 21, 2009.
:: Orthodox Church Gets a Say on Duma Bills
By Alexandra Odynova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-130, July 10, 2009.
:: Russia marks Day of Married Love and Family Happiness
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-128, July 8, 2009.
:: Russian theologians should prevent the Church from isolating in ghetto Patriarch Kirill
From Interfax; JRL 2009-83, May 7, 2009.
:: Russia Put On Religion Watch List
From The Moscow Times; JRL 2009-83, May 4, 2009.
:: Russia celebrating Orthodox Easter
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2009-73, April 20, 2009.
:: About 90 percent of Russians to celebrate Easter this year - poll
From Interfax; JRL #2009-71, April 16, 2009.
:: Reagan ventured to persuade Gorbachev in the existence of God, according to the authors of declassified documents
From Interfax; JRL #2009-56, March 20, 2009.
:: Cooperation between the State Authorities and Religious Organisations in Spiritual, Moral and Civic Education of Young People
[Medvedev] Speech at the Joint Session of the State Council and the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Organisations, Kremlin transcript; JRL #2009-50, March 12, 2009.
:: Ministry of Justice to toughen law governing missionary activity
From Interfax; JRL #2009-50, March 12, 2009.
:: Almost quarter of Russians believe man to be God’s creature while the number of evolution advocates decreases
From Interfax; JRL #2009-50, March 12, 2009.
:: Russian Account Chamber Chair shares how he came to faith during the first Chechen campaign
From Interfax; JRL #2009-39, Feb. 25, 2009.
:: Russian Orthodox Church Sets Out To Be 'First Among Equals'
By Jeffrey Donovan, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-39, Feb. 25, 2009.
:: Kremlin plans to hand over property to religious groups
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2009-38, Feb. 24, 2009.
:: Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) Commentary
From Antonina Michalowska; JRL #2009-31, Feb. 13, 2009.
:: Patriarch Kirill hopes for broader dialogue with Catholics
From Interfax; JRL #2009-23, Feb. 3, 2009.
:: Russian Orthodox Church to work for Russian identity - Putin
From Interfax; JRL #2009-23, Feb. 3, 2009.
:: [Medvedev] Speech at a Reception Held by the President of Russia in Honour of Senior Clergy who Took Part in the Russian Orthodox Church Local Council
Kremlin transcript; JRL #2009-22, Feb. 2, 2009.
:: The Meaning of the Vote: The Russian Orthodox Church Chose Its Strategy
Comment by Andrei Zolotov, Jr., from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-21, Jan. 30, 2009.
:: Kirill Named Orthodox Patriarch
From The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-19, Jan. 28, 2009.
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