I watched a very interesting video entitled “Putin’s Religious Mission” by Gary Lachman. Never heard of him before, but he’s an academic apparently. Highly recommended, bearing in mind he’s biased western. Good background, and food for thought. I’m Orthodox and didn’t find his statements completely offensive. He’s no believer, but I think he somewhat comprehends the Russian Orthodox worldview, intellectually anyway. He knows Russian history. He knows Russian literature. I’d bet he’s lived there at some point.