An Orthodox Identity. The Russian Orthodox Church as Russia’s Soft Power Tool in the Post-Soviet Space: The Case of Moldova

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Russische Studies (BA)

Kamp, Michiel van de (2017)

An Orthodox Identity. The Russian Orthodox Church as Russia’s Soft Power Tool in the Post-Soviet Space: The Case of Moldova

Bachelor thesis | Russische Studies (BA)

By strengthening linkages with post-Soviet countries and by constructing a wide range of soft-power tools, Russia has tried to block Western influence in the post-Soviet space. The aim of this thesis is to research how the Russian state and the Russian Orthodox Church are working together to create Orthodox linkages in the post-Soviet state of Moldova, and how they are using Orthodox concepts to promote an Orthodox identity.

Orthodox Identity

Russian Orthodox Church

Linkage and leverage

Moldova

Russian World

Moldovan Orthodox Church

Post-Soviet Space

Near Abroad

Bessarabian Orthodox Church