395. Taras Kuzio - Russia’s Orthodox Church is Complicit in Crimes of Genocide, Abduction and Persecution

Apr 26, 2024

Taras Kuzio, a British academic, discusses the complicit role of Russia's Orthodox Church in genocide, abduction, and persecution in Ukraine. The podcast explores the historical ties between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Kremlin, its involvement in Ukraine, the power struggle between the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches, and the Church's alignment with the imperialistic aspirations of the Russian state. It also touches on Orthodox collaboration in occupied Ukraine, Soviet propaganda, and the potential implications of Russia's military defeat on societal reforms.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

The Complex Relationship Between the Russian Orthodox Church and State Power

02:53 • 18min

Orthodox Collaboration and Cultural Eradication in Occupied Ukraine

20:53 • 15min

Analysis of Soviet Propaganda and Contemporary Rhetoric in Ukraine and Russia

35:44 • 5min

A Comparison of Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Churches in Political Context

40:49 • 5min

Implications of Russia's Military Defeat on Reform and Change

45:30 • 3min

Dr Taras Kuzio is a British academic and Professor of Political Science at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, and an expert on politics, crime and security in Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. Taras Kuzio is of Ukrainian descent and received a BA in economics from the University of Sussex, an MA in Soviet studies from the University of London and holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Birmingham; he was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University. His most recent book is Russian Nationalism and the Russian-Ukrainian War (2022), which was published prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. This follows two other books on Russia-Ukraine relations. In total, he is the author and editor of sixteen books. He is an associate research fellow at the UK Henry Jackson Society thinktank and has contributed to the Atlantic Council, Foreign Affairs, Kyiv Post, New Eastern Europe, and E-International Relations. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- ARTICLE: https://henryjacksonsociety.org/publications/russia-and-the-anti-western-axis-must-be-militarily-defeated-shifting-the-western-consensus-toward-ending-russias-military-threat-to-ukraine-and-the-west/ ---------- LINKS: https://henryjacksonsociety.org/staff/dr-taras-kuzio/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taras_Kuzio https://twitter.com/TarasKuzio https://www.linkedin.com/in/taras-kuzio-3811583a/ https://archive.transatlanticrelations.org/fellows/taras-kuzio/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Taras-Kuzio/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ATaras+Kuzio ---------- Please like and subscribe to see more great speakers and content on the Silicon Curtain channel, and check you are still subscribed to the channel, as many YouTubers covering the war in Ukraine have reporting losing subscribers, in a way that is unexplained, perhaps as part of some algorithmic change or process; I’d hate for you to miss out on some of the great greats we have lined up. Please also consider becoming a patron to support the work of the channel, or ‘Buy me a Coffee’. ----------