The Intertwining of Religion and Nation: The Russian Administration’s Approach to Religious Life and National Identity
Journal: Digital Commons - George Fox University (George Fox University)
Year: 2019

Excerpt: "The relationship between religion and nation that is promoted by a state will have tremendous effects on religious minority groups. For religious minorities in Russia, the forms that are most utilized by the state are exclusion and strong internalism. The former leads the state to cherry-pick troublesome religious groups for exclusion, for failing to be ‘Russian’ enough, leading to serious impairment for religious groups that are singled out by the state as threats to the nation. With