THE ROLE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE KARABAKH CONFLICT

Author: SAFONOV D.V.


Communicology. 2016. v.4, n.2
SAFONOV Dmitrii Vladimirovich, Priest, Candidate of Historical Sciences,
Candidate of Theology, secretary of the scientific council, deputy head of department of external church relations Ss Cyril and Methodius School of Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies.

Abstract: The article analyzes the role of religious leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia in resolving the Karabakh conflict. This article contains unique documents following the meeting of religious leaders in 1993-1995 from the archive of the Department for external Church relations (DECR). The peacemaking potential of religion in conflict resolutions is comprehended.

Keywords: Russian Orthodox Church, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the history
of the Russian Orthodox Church, the post-Soviet space, interfaith cooperation,
peacebuilding.


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