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In Reportage On Russia And Ukraine, Don't Neglect The Importance Of Two Rival Churches
In Reportage On Russia And Ukraine, Don't Neglect The Importance Of Two Rival Churches

(OPINION) Ukraine's ecclesiastical history, like its political history, is highly complex. Whether the nation faces a military invasion or less bloody subversion and hoped-for domination, journalists these next few years will need to understand and depict the religious aspect of Ukraine’s nationalism and resistance against Russian expansionism.

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Opinion, EuropeRichard OstlingKiev, Kyiv, Ecumenical Patriarch, Russian Orthodox Church, Crimea, World christian Encyclopedia, kremlin, richard ostling, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kiev Caves Lavra, Pew Research Center, Prince VladimirComment
Remembering Noël Choux, the French priest who resisted Soviet communism
Remembering Noël Choux, the French priest who resisted Soviet communism

The French Father Choux helped his colleagues in normalization-period Czechoslovakia, a time following the 1968 Soviet invasion of the country marked by secret police and threats to clergy. He died at age 74 on April 10, after suffering with a neurodegenerative disease.

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Europe, Interview, NewsMartina MaškováNoel Choux, Martina Maskova, Primary Feature, Czech Republic, Czech communism, Soviet Union, kremlin, Catholic clergy, religious freedom, normalization period Czechoslovakia, soviet invasion, velvet revolution, communism, christianity, Secondary Feature, French Catholic, ChristianityComment