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Weaknesses of the Post-Soviet Religious Model: The Kremlin and “Traditional” Religions in face of Interethnic Tensions in Russia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2014

Alicja Curanović
Alicja Curanović*
Affiliation:
University of Warsaw
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Alicja Curanović, Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw, Zurawia 4, 00–503 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: a.curanovic@uw.edu.pl
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Abstract

This article examines interethnic tensions in Russia within the framework of the “post-Soviet religious model.” This term is understood as a set of mechanisms of cooperation between the state and representatives of “traditional” religious organizations. The article includes an analytical overview of the state of interethnic relations in Russia and how this issue is approached by the state and “traditional” religions. Based on this analysis, the author tries to expose weaknesses of the model and point out possible future problems.

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Politics and Religion , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , December 2014 , pp. 788 - 817
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Copyright © Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association 2014 

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