Problems of State and Church in the Russian Federation

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, tensions have run high throughout Russia's intellectual life, stirred by the unsettled question of church-state relations, particularly those relations between the state and the Orthodox Church. This uneasiness can be quickly detected in parliamentary maneuvers, in exchanges printed in journal and news articles, and at round table discussions. At its roots, the anxiety over the church-state question can be traced to the clash among several strong and conflicting centers of opinion about Russia's cultural identity, its commitment to religious toleration, and its readiness to absorb Western influences—old problems that have been analyzed in one fashion or another during the course of modern Russian history. Some bureaucratic bodies have made attempts recently to remove the uncertainty that surrounds this difficult issue but without success, which come as no surprise; no arrangement that treats the surface tensions and ignores the substantive conflict of intellectual and religious life will long resolve a problem requiring a general consensus.

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