Orthodoxy in Ukrainian Political Life 2004–2009
Journal: Religion State & Society
Year: 2010

Abstract In setting the scene for my consideration of the role of Orthodoxy in the political life of Ukraine from 2004 to 2009 I briefly outline the complex history of Ukraine and the correspondingly complex evolution of its religious structure. I identify the triple intellectual discourse which is still lively in all Ukrainian political and cultural circles today, which consists in choosing one of three answers to the question 'what is Ukraine?': part of Austria–Hungary (or, more widely, multie