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Inside Putin’s weaponized church: why Russian priests bless war. 👉 What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN Russian priests blessing missiles isn’t mysticism—it’s a method of power. This video traces how Orthodoxy in Russia fused with the state: from the Byzantine model to Nikon’s reforms, Peter’s Holy Synod and confession-as-surveillance, through Soviet control to Putin’s “officials’ Church” that lends a halo to war. We examine what the Kremlin buys (legitimacy, obedience), what the Church gets (privilege, protection), and what it costs ordinary believers and dissent. Video Chapters: 00:00 Why Russian Priests Bless War 00:48 The Difference Between the Church in Russia and the West 02:46 The Birth of a State Religion 05:25 The Great Schism of the 17th Century 09:17 Religious Minorities 12:55 The Church and Soviet Power 17:48 The Church in the Soviet Union 21:49 The Church and Putinism 26:00 The War on Dissent 27:59 In Place of a Conclusion 👉 JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY Sign-up for news about the New Book here: https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-newsletter/ MY HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK SERIES ➡️ Russian Treasures (a historical novel about the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian Civil War) https://amzn.to/43PutaM ➡️ The White Ghosts' Empire (a historical novel about the Russian refugees who destroyed the myth of white supremacy in China in the 1920s) https://amzn.to/4owy45Z ➡️ The Prince of the Soviets (a historical novel about a foreign journalist who unexpectedly becomes part of the Soviet elite in Stalin’s Moscow) https://amzn.to/47OXZyM MY ADVENTURE / FANTASY THRILLER ➡️ The Girl from the Labyrinth (a dark fantasy novel about a young queen, cast from her throne, who must save the man she loves after he’s accused of her murder) https://amzn.to/49FWjdd RELATED VIDEOS: ➡️ The Secret History That Explains Modern Russia: https://youtu.be/qa67P4rNqBg&playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN ➡️ Russia's Jewish History They Don't Teach in School: https://youtu.be/IoQ-kUUFZCo&playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN 👉Join Elvira's Think Tank for special access: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2nNqeoUOsCFo1HPITbq8VA/join or 👉Support this channel with Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/elvirabary or 👉Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CSAQ25WWN979A #Russia #Ukraine #Putin #OrthodoxChurch #RussianOrthodoxChurch #Kremlin #Priests #Religion #War #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Orthodoxy #Byzantium #HolySynod #OldBelievers #PatriarchKirill #StateReligion #ChurchAndState #Propaganda #Disinformation #Authoritarianism #Empire #History #Geopolitics #WeaponizedFaith #Blessing #Missiles #Military #Putinism #Censorship #Dissent #SovietUnion #USSR #Stalin #PeterTheGreat #Nikon #MoscowPatriarchate #ROC #Nationalism #ReligiousNationalism #Clericalism #WarMachine #Investigation #Analysis #Documentary #IndependentMedia #ElviraBary #ThinkTank #YouTubePolitics #HistoryOfRussia