Orthodox Ideology and Masculinity in Putin's Russia
In post-Soviet Russia, President Vladimir Putin has drawn from Orthodox ideology to promote and enact patriarchal constructions of masculinity. This article examines the hegemony of masculinity in the structures and practices of the Orthodox Church and argues that Putin's regime uses Orthodox t...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Concilium
Year: 2020, Issue: 2, Pages: 74-84 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovič 1952-
/ Russia
/ Orthodox Church
/ Masculinity
/ Pussy Riot
/ Euromaidan
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBK Europe (East) KDF Orthodox Church NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Masculinity
B PUTIN, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- B Religious Aspects B RELIGION & international relations |
| Summary: | In post-Soviet Russia, President Vladimir Putin has drawn from Orthodox ideology to promote and enact patriarchal constructions of masculinity. This article examines the hegemony of masculinity in the structures and practices of the Orthodox Church and argues that Putin's regime uses Orthodox teachings to defend its use of brutal force in domestic and foreign policies. The strategy of bellicose masculinity exposes the joint agenda of Church and state in Russia: to identify Russia as a safe space from the imaginary threat posed by the prospect of openness to Europe and the West. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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