Ioannis Ant. Panagiotopoulos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
«The Route For The Bestowal of the Autocephaly of
the Orthodox Church of Ukraine 06.01.2019», Ökumenisches Forum – Journal
for Ecumenical and Patristic Studies 40/41 (Graz 2018/19), 211-229.
The former Soviet Union was officially dissolved on December 26, 1991. This
was the result of the ever-accelerating process of independence of the former
Soviet Republics. This led to the creation of the first independent Ukrainian
State.1
The first multi-party elections had taken place in 1990 and the country’s independence was decided on 24 August 1991. This decision was ratified
by a referendum in December of the same year. The new State of Ukraine is
the second largest country in Europe, after Russia. This geographical area
historically called “Little Russia” before the 20th century.2
Kiev is the capital city of Ukraine and the undisputed “womb” of the contemporary Russian
nation, which got flesh and bones when it was embroiled with the plagues
of Orthodox Christianity. Also, this historical starting point is the authentic...
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