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Katherine Kelaidis

Katherine Kelaidis is a writer and historian whose work focuses on early Medieval Christianity and contemporary Orthodox identity in non-traditionally Orthodox countries. She has also written for Salon, Ms. Magazine, and The New Republic.

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A Twisted Love Story

How American Evangelicals Helped Make Putin’s Russia and How Russia Became the Darling of the American Right
The Evangelical Right in the U.S is complicit in the strengthening of Russian Orthodoxy leading to the Orthodox culture in Russia today.
Katherine Kelaidis
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A man in a black robe and a black hate with a cross on it sitting next to Vladimir Putin on a golden couch.
Religion Dispatches

How Belief in Moscow as 'The New Rome' Explains Kirill's Astonishing Declaration That 'Russia Has Never Attacked Anyone'

Saying outrageous, verifiably untrue things has sort of become Patriarch Kirill of Moscow’s brand. The chief Russian Orthodox cleric had a history of outrageous statements before the Russian invasion…
Katherine Kelaidis
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Religion Dispatches

Is This Tiny Divided Orthodox Nation the Next Front in Russia's Religious War?

I’m writing from Iași, Romania, which was the capital of the Principality of Moldova between 1564 and 1859 and the capital of Romania between 1916 and 1918, as well as the seat of the Romanian…
Katherine Kelaidis
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