Russian Orthodox ChurchAutocephalous Eastern Orthodox churchThe Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russian: Русская православная церковь, РПЦ, romanized: Russkaya pravoslavnaya tserkov', RPTs;), also officially known as the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Московский патриархат, romanized: Moskovskiy patriarkhat), is an autocephalousEastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside Russia.
RussiansEast Slavic ethnic groupEthnic groupLanguagesRussian, Russian Sign LanguageReligionPredominantly Eastern Orthodoxy (Russian Orthodoxy), minority irreligionRelated ethnic groupsOther East Slavs (Belarusians, Ukrainians, Rusyns) Russians (Russian: русские, romanized:russkiye) are an East Slavicethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language.
RussiaRussia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with three-fourths of its population living in urban areas.
Russkiy Mir FoundationRusskiy Mir Foundation (Russian: Фонд «Русский мир»; lit.'Russian World Foundation') is a government-sponsored organization aimed at promoting the Russian language and Russian culture worldwide, and "forming the Russian World as a global project", co-operating with the Russian Orthodox Church in promoting values that challenge the Western cultural tradition. It was created by decree by Vladimir Putin in 2007.
Russian languageRussian is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russian people. Russian was the de facto (and de jure in its final years) official language of the former Soviet Union.
Russian imperialismRussian imperialism broadly refers to the political, economic, cultural, or military power exerted by various Russian states over foreign countries and territories. This includes the actions of the contemporary Russian Federation in addition to the relatively recent historical examples of the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, as well as the Soviet Union, whose affairs were dominated by the Russian SFSR.
Vladimir PutinLeader of Russia since 1999Personal detailsBorn (1952-10-07) 7 October 1952 (age 73)Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionPartyIndependent(1991–1995, 2001–2008, since 2012)Other politicalaffiliationsPeople's Front (since 2011)United Russia (2008–2012)Unity (1999–2001)Our Home – Russia(1995–1999)CPSU (1975–1991)SpouseLyudmila Shkrebneva (m. 1983; div.
Geographical distribution of Russian speakersModern distribution of Russophones: Sole official language Co-official language Cultural or secondary language (more than 15% Russian speakers)Russian language in the Russian Empire and its satellite states according to the 1897 censusThis article details the geographical distribution of Russian speakers. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the status of the Russian language often became a matter of controversy.
Pax AmericanaHistorical conceptThe 48-star U.S. flag used during the post-WWII establishment of early Pax Americana.Duration1945–presentLocationGlobal (primarily the Western world and allied nations)IncludingCold War, establishment of NATO and the United NationsPresident(s)Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. EisenhowerKey eventsAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Marshall Plan, Fall of the Berlin WallPax Americana (Latin for 'American Peace', modeled after Pax Romana and Pax Britannica), often identified with the "Long Peace", is a term applied to the concept of relative peace in the Western Hemisphere and later in the world after the end of World War II in 1945, when the United States became the world's foremost economic, cultural, and military power exercising primary responsibilities for world order.
Romanization of RussianThe romanization of the Russian language (the transliteration of Russian text from the Cyrillic script into the Latin script), aside from its primary use for including Russian names and words in text written in a Latin alphabet, is also essential for computer users to input Russian text who either do not have a keyboard or word processor set up for inputting Cyrillic, or else are not capable of typing rapidly using a native Russian keyboard layout (JCUKEN).
Sphere of influenceIn the field of international relations, a sphere of influence (SOI) is a spatial/geographic region, or set of polities or nations, over which a leader nation state or other geopolitically powerful organisation has a level of cultural, economic, military, or political influence or exclusivity. While there may be a formal alliance or other treaty obligations between the influenced and influencer, such formal arrangements are not necessary for a sphere to exist.DoctrineDoctrine (from Latin: , meaning 'teaching, instruction') is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the essence of teachings in a given branch of knowledge or in a belief system. The etymologicalGreek analogue is 'catechism'. Often the word doctrine specifically suggests a body of religious principles as promulgated by a church.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.