No. 259: Ukraine: The Religious Dimension of the Conflict

Author(s): Cora Alder, Palwasha Kakar, Leslie Minney
Editor(s): Benno Zogg
Series Editor(s): Lisa Watanabe, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 259
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2020

While religious issues are not the primary drivers of the conflict in and around Ukraine, religion has played a significant role in it. Not only have religious rhetoric and traditions become part of an increasing polarization in Ukrainian society, centuries-old orthodox institutions have also been deeply changed through the conflict.

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Church Constellations in Ukraine