Russians
See Church
and State Come Closer
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/world/europe/russians-see-orthodox-church-and-state-come-closer.html?ref=global-home&_r=0
As the Russian Orthodox Church continues its ascent as a
political force, Archimandrite Tikhon Shevkunov stands at the center of a
swirling argument about the church’s power and its possible influence on
President Vladimir V. Putin.