Christianity And Government In Russia And The Soviet Union

Sergei Pushkarev (Author) , Vladimir Rusak (Author)

The role of the Orthodox Church in Russian history / Sergei Pushkarev -- Witness for the prosecution / Vladimir Stepanov -- The Orthodox Church and prospects for the future / Gleb Yakunin, Role of the Orthodox Church in Russian history -- --Ancient period: tenth through thirteenth centuries -- --From Tatar conquest to end of seventeenth century -- --Synodic period: from Peter the Great to the Revolution -- Witness for the prosecution -- --Decress on separation of Church and State -- Orthodox Church and prospects for the future -- --Present State of the Russian Orthodox Church and prospects for religious revival in Russia -- --Open letter to General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, May 23, 1987 -- Open letter to General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and the Supreme Soviet, August 12, 1987