"This collection reveals the presence and power of religious belief and practice in public life after the demise of Soviet socialism. Based on recent research a

Since the end of state repression against religion, two major processes have taken place in the formerly socialist countries: historically dominant churches str

Since the end of state repression against religion, two major processes have taken place in the formerly socialist countries: historically dominant churches str

After decades of official atheism, a religious renaissance swept through much of the former Soviet Union beginning in the late 1980s. The Calvinist-like austeri

In the post-Soviet period morality became a debatable concept, open to a multitude of expressions and performances. From Russian Orthodoxy to Islam, from shaman