The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/russia/page/2)
Lyonel Perabo interviews Victoria Svarga, a jeweler, social media marketer, and Ukrainian Pagan, about her faith in the face of the ongoing Russian invasion of her country.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its annual report last week noting that the conditions for religious freedom are “worsening” around the world.
In a groundbreaking report, TWH speaks with Russian Pagans experiencing the invasion of Ukraine from the other side of the conflict. They describe their reactions to the invasion itself, as well as the intensifying climate of censorship and international sanctions, and how it affects their religious communities.
Despite Russian attempts to control the narrative and suppress criticism of their war on Ukraine, the use of minority languages have allowed some to express their opposition and the truth of what is happening while avoiding censorship of the Russian State.
TWH’s Lyonel Perabo speaks with Adrian Ivakhiv, professor of environmental and cultural studies at the University of Vermont, about the role of Paganism in both the Ukrainian and Russian nations since the end of the Soviet Union.