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Russian Orthodoxy, Fairy Tales, and Good Story Telling (Dcn. Nicholas Kotar) | Ep. 398

Pints With Aquinas

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What Is a Russian Fairy Tale?

The Russian philosopher Ivan Ileon, who is very unpopular now because Putin loves him, has some wonderful things to say about Christian culture. He believes it's the best and most authentic distillation of the historical memory of the Russian people as they entered into what we now know as historical Russia. Some people go even deeper into that and explain how you can actually see the remnants of the old religion in some of the images and characters like Baba Yaga.

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