A Situation of the Crimeans Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in Russian Occupied Crimea (2014-2022)
Journal: Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2022

The article is devoted to the situation regarding the Crimean Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. It should be noted that Orthodoxy and Islam are the most common religions on the peninsula. The Crimean Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is the largest and most prominent among the Crimean religious organizations. The authors highlight Russia's consistent discriminatory policy toward the Ukrainian Orthodox Church–Kyiv Patriarch