Alexandra Makhacheva at The Insider revealed the truly satanic nature of Putin’s revanchist attack on Ukraine. Excerpt: A “holy” war In September 2022, at the ceremony “accepting” the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia,...
Ben Ryan considers Putin’s unusual symbiotic relationship with the Orthodox Church, at Theos: Excerpt: For many years Putin has certainly had a close relationship with Archimandrite Tikhon, the Father Superior of Sretensky monastery. So close, in fact, is this...
Lt Col Dustin M. Hart and Dr. Robert S. Hinck writing about Putin as “Theologian-Propagandist” at Air University’s Wild Blue Yonder. Excerpt: As war rages in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s reputation as the “most evil man in the world” continues to grow...
Nina Khrushcheva at Project Syndicate exposing Putin as a “Demigod of Populism.” Excerpt: NEW YORK – When the Soviet Union collapsed and global communism retreated, many hoped that the days of authoritarian leaders cultivating “cults of personality” were...
(Also, Patriarch Kirill revealed as former KGB informant.) Chrissy Stroop, prophetic in 2018, at Foreign Policy, on how and why Putin wants God — or at least the church — on his side. Excerpt: One of the focuses of this renewed Christian imperialist fusion...