First published 2013 by Routledge. First issued in paperback 2014.

Introduction -- The bases of the social conception and political culture: theory and practice -- The ROC's approach to other religious associations: from tradition and national identity to fundamentals of Orthodox culture -- The Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian army: sharing a nationalist vision -- Political and religious challenges to the Moscow Patriarchate in Estonia -- The Moscow Patriarchate's defence of its canonical territory in Ukraine -- Church-state relations in post-Soviet Belarus -- Conclusion.