Gerd Ludwigのインスタグラム(gerdludwig) - 3月16日 23時02分

The outcome of the Russian Presidential elections on March 18 is not in doubt: President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win another term in office. He called the church as vital to Russia’s security as its nuclear shield. I last photographed Putin at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow at the enthronement of Patriarch Kirill several years ago. Here Putin congratulates the Patriarch and receives his blessings. Symbolic of the Russian Orthodox Church’s claim that it has authority over the state, the cross on the miter of Patriarch Kirill casts a shadow onto Putin’s forehead. Initially, a puzzle to political pundits Putin was raised Orthodox, but rose through the ranks of the KGB. Joining with reformers he was handpicked by his predecessor Yeltsin and first elected to highest office in 1999, and led the country either as Prime Minister of as President ever since.

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