Opposition to Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia: The Cultural Roots
To understand why the Jehovah’s Witnesses are persecuted in Russia, the broader background of Russia’s history should be considered. From the time of Peter the Great, the country has been deeply divided between an elite looking at the West, and the peasant masses, supported...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2020]
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The journal of CESNUR
Year: 2020, Volume: 4, Issue: 6, Pages: 11-24 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Russia
/ Jehovah's Witnesses
/ Persecution
/ Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
/ Culture
/ History
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements KBK Europe (East) ZC Politics in general |
Further subjects: | B
Anti-Western Feelings in Russia
B Religious Freedom in Russia B Russian Anti-Western Propaganda B Russian Orthodox Church B Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia B Putin’s Religious Policy |
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