Religion, Expression, and Patriotism in Russia: Essays on Post-Soviet Society and the State, Aitamurto Kaarina, Turoma Sanna, Vladiv-Glover Slobodanka

This volume presents seven case studies that probe into the politics of religion and culture in todays Russia. The contributions highlight the diversity of Russias religious communities and cultural practices by analyzing Hasidic Jewish identities, popular culture sponsored by the Orthodox Church, literary mobilization of the National Bolshevik Party, cinematic narratives of the Chechen wars, militarization of political Orthodoxy, and moral debates caused by opera as well as film productions. The authors draw on a variety of theoretical approaches and methodologies, including opinion surveys, ethnological fieldwork, narrative analysis, Foucaults conceptualization of biopower, catachrestic politics, and sociological theories of desecularization.