Ukrainian Catholics – Johnson's Russia List

NEWSLINK: “Ukraine seeks distance from Moscow with new Christmas holiday” – AFP

November 20, 2017 JRL Russia List Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

“Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday voted for a new public holiday on December 25 in a move that they said would allow the country to distance itself from Russia, which celebrates Orthodox Christmas in January. …”

Can Ukraine’s divided church help heal the divided country

January 16, 2015 JRL Russia List Religion, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

(opendemocracy.net – Iannis Carras – January 15, 2015) Iannis Carras is an economic and social historian of the 18th century Balkan and Russian worlds. He is active in Greek NGOs and has been a parliamentary candidate in the Athens region for the Greek Green Party. In hardship, people turn to religion for help. Ukraine today is no exception. But is […]