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ALICJA CURANOVIC, Religion, State & Society, Vol. 35, No. 4, December 2007
ABSTRACT
The Moscow Patriarchate is a transnational subject of political relations which acts both inside and
outside the Russian Federation. It has specific goals: to maintain the integrity of its canonical
territory and to gain dominance within the Universal Orthodox Church. It is in competition with
the Patriarchate of Constantinople, it makes alliances with Slavic Orthodox churches and it
pursues diplomacy. The activity of the Moscow Patriarchate is of interest to the Russian
government. This article examines relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and other
Orthodox churches and their significance for Russian foreign policy........
