Between Heaven and Earth: A Political and Ideological Dilemma of the Belarusian Orthodox Church before and since the Belarusian Crisis
Journal: Slavic Review
Year: 2024

This article discusses the evolution of the Belarusian Orthodox Church's (BOC) role and influence in the society, its relationship with the state, and the internal schisms within the Church leadership. Belarusian politics and society has traditionally been Russian-oriented. Close linguistic and cultural relations with Russia were embedded in the official ideology of Belarusian state and national building policies, which from the onset singled out the ideas of Slavic unity and Belarus's special r