Authoritarianism

The Religious Beliefs of Vladimir Putin: Exploring the Russian President’s Faith

Putin’s Public Affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church Vladimir Putin has publicly identified as a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, the dominant religion in Russia, since the early 1990s. While Putin was raised in a non-religious household, he began to explore spirituality and religion in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 1993, Putin’s wife Lyudmila…