Ruská pravoslávna cirkev ako nástroj ruskej náboženskej mäkkej moci v zahraničí. Prípadová štúdia Ukrajiny.
The Russian Orthodox Church as an instrument of Russian religious soft power abroad. A case study of Ukraine.

Summary/Abstract: This study takes a closer look at the kind of power that is used by one country in order to achievement of its aims in another country abroad. This is the phenomenon of “soft power”, which is presented in this study in a different dimension. In the literature, the term of “soft power” is usually associated with the Western world, culture, attractions and no constraint and coercion. This paper exposes the role of the Patriarchate of Moscow in the Kremlin foreign policy toward Ukraine. Russian Orthodox Church as an institute is increasingly becoming an obedient weapon of the Russian concept of “soft power” that in the hands of the current Russian political leaders is taking on growing dimensions and dangerous forms. The authors point out that the religious concept of “soft power” is different significantly compared to the American (the West) model of the “soft power” and present specific activities pro-Russian religious organizations under the auspices of Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine. A success or failure of this kind of Russian soft power is subsequently evaluated in the conclusion.

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