Russian Church and Ukrainian War

The war in Ukraine that began February 2014 and escalated 2022 to the extent unseen Europe since World War II, cannot be adequately comprehended without taking into consideration its religious dimension. This article explores evolution of “Russian world” ideology, which leaders speakers Russian Orthodox Church render quasi-theological terms. It explains why patriarch Kirill decided back it turned from an elitist mass ideologeme. These explanations are given sociological framework public space, social contract, civil religion. main argument is church wanted regain for itself a central place square after decades exile under Communist regime. In result supporting war, however, endangered marginalised this again.