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The leadership of the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow is often criticised for its subservience to the Soviet authorities, for its slavish support of the foreign policy goals of the Soviet Union, and for its timid willingness to accept constant interference in its internal affairs by Communist bureaucrats. In defence of the church’s response to Soviet pressure, the apologists have usually made the obvious point that co-operation has meant continued existence.
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Oppenheim, R. (1991). Are the Furov Reports Authentic?. In: Hosking, G.A. (eds) Church, Nation and State in Russia and Ukraine. Studies in Russia and East Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21566-9_17
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