But I’m hardly the first – nor likely the last – religious leader forced to flee Russia because of the Kremlin’s attempts to co-opt religion for political purposes. When Vladimir Putin ...

The Russian branch of the U.S.-based religion said a ban on its headquarters would directly affect around 400 local branches in the country and all 2277 of its religious groups, with their 175,000 ...

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has given the green light to efforts by religious leaders to introduce religion into schools. “Their implementation will help strengthen the moral and spiritual ...

His comments sounded unusual as Russian authorities have been promoting Orthodox Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, as the country’s traditional religions, calling other confessions untraditional ...

How Putin Weaponizes Religion For three decades, I served as chief rabbi of Moscow until I had to flee two years ago, after my refusal to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine put me and my ...