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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1 (0:0 - 3:55):

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Vladimir Putin, A Friend to Christian Morality and Conservative Culture?: A Christian Response This Question

PART 2 (3:56 - 17:31):

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The Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Ruler in “Symphonia” — What Does This Mean?

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (PETER SMITH)

Moscow Patriarch Stokes Orthodox Tensions with War Remarks

PART 3 (17:32 - 24:9):

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So Having a McDonalds Didn’t Guarantee Peace? Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention Proved Wrong as Russia Invades Ukraine

NEW YORK TIMES (JULIE CRESWELL)

Food Companies, Long Symbols of the West in Russia, Pause Operations

NEW YORK TIMES (THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN)

Foreign Affairs Big Mac I