Holy Russia

Possible map of the future of Eurasia

We sometimes need to look at current events with a longer lens. In this case, this is a very high-level overview of religious ideology in Russia. Some of this goes back to the Middle Ages, but it does inform current events. The war in Ukraine is such an example. It’s not just because Kyiv precedes Moscow, but that many Russian views of self are part of religious views going back to the Middle Ages, the age of Muscovy, and the fall of Constantinople. In other words…