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The Russia Question is a book talk series devoted to all things Russia, hosted by Russian program director at Fordham University (LC) Prof. Michael Ossorgin, with generous support from the Orthodox Christian Studies Center. This episode features Scott Kenworthy and Alexander Agadjanian discussing their work Understanding World Christianity: Russia (2021) Understanding World Christianity: Russia is broad examination of Christianity--especially Orthodox Christianity--in modern Russia. It is the first book which synthesizes the research of the past several decades in a variety of disciplines, presented in a form accessible to students and non-specialists in the study of Russian Christianity. The book first introduces the reader to what is distinctive about Orthodox Christianity in general and Russian Orthodoxy in particular, then provides an overview of the history of Christianity in Russia, its various regional expressions, the experience of representative individuals during the 20th century, an examination o
