Vadakayil's hero Vladimir Putin persecuting Hindus
Russia's war on religious minorities While the Russian Orthodox church has a great old world charm because unlike Catholicism which has surrendered much of its mystique to modernity, it keeps alive ancient customs such as its rich tradition of choirs which formed the basis of the Red Army choir These inspired many a Russian patriot to smash the Nazis and later stare down NATO for sake of mother Russia. It would seem odd that during the Cold War , Russian Orthodoxy wouldnt have much to say on atheistic mores of the Soviets. Indeed Lenin and Stalin systematically obliterated much of Russian Orthodox structures and culture. But in the post war years, it was regarded as neccesary evil as too many were attached to the old ways. It was indeed not the Russian Orthodox church but Protestants and the Catholics represented by NATO who fought the battle of ideas in defense of religion and liberty and ultimately brought down the Soviet Union. The Russian Orthodox church was notoriously c...