The opposition leader Aleksei Navalny called himself “a typical post-Soviet believer” of Russian Orthodox faith. But the institution of the church bound itself closely to President Vladimir V. Putin. https://ift.tt/TrdIUtW https://ift.tt/bIe0MgD World New York Times February 29, 2024 at 07:00PMFrom a Funeral Image, the Textures of Faith and State in Russia

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