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Third Rome Rising: The Ideologues Calling for a New Russian Empire


Areg Galstyan
Politics, Eurasia

The neo-Byzantines believe Moscow will save Christendom.

Russian society is actively discussing the recent visit of President Vladimir Putin to Greece, where he took part in the celebrations of the thousandth anniversary of Russian monks’ presence on Mount Athos. During his meeting with the clergy, the president said that Mount Athos is the source of society’s moral foundations. The leading Russian media, either on purpose or due to ignorance, embellished the ceremony at Mount Athos, claiming that Putin sat on the throne of the Byzantine emperors. In fact, Putin spent the service in a stasidion—a monastic chair with …read more

Source: The National Interest

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