Vladimir Putin and Russian Christian nationalism

Christian nationalism is a phenomenon we usually associate with the United States. 

But it’s also a driving force behind Vladimir Putin and his war on Ukraine. 

MARLENE LARUELLE specialises in the fusion of religion and global politics at George Washington University. She writes about Russian Christian nationalism in the Journal of Illiberalism Studies. 

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Marlene Laruelle is Research Professor and Director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington University.