THE IDEOLOGICAL DISENGAGEMENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST: IMPACTS OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ON RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE UKRAINE WAR

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It is vital to comprehend the ideological aspects of the Russian Federation’s assertive foreign policy to be able to make sense of developments observed in the post-Soviet geography. Understanding the deeper implications of Russian-Ukrainian War (2014 and 2022) necessitates the knowledge of how the Russian state formulates its national interests. Constituting an important dimension of changing metanarratives following the end of the Cold War, the ideational aspects of the Russian Orthodox Church play a role in the formulation of a post-Soviet Russian state ideology and have resolute implications for present day geopolitics. The prevailing literature presents that the ROC is essentially an entity that functions in cooperation with Russian state interests. The analysis that this study revolves around is centered on the assertion that while the ROC and state have a harmonious relationship, ROC is not merely subordinated and has a function as an ideological component in post-Soviet Russian foreign policy.

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The Russian Orthodox Church, Ukraine War, Russian foreign policy

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Y. M. Mergen, “THE IDEOLOGICAL DISENGAGEMENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST: IMPACTS OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ON RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE UKRAINE WAR,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2022.