Does He Really Believe This Ideology?

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Keril believes himself to be a sort of reincarnation of stalin. Keril supports it, even though i don't believe that. He is still kind of sincerely, deeply in his soul, is in sympathy with the figure of Stalin. I guess you can determine if this strategy is working by asking how many russians practise or christianity,. and whether that number is growing under patriarch eral sociological data indicate that.

Patriarch Kirill is the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. A former colleague describes him as a one-time anti-Kremlin nonconformist. Now, he’s blessing Russia’s war in Ukraine.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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