Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
59. Were Pagans Involved in the War in Ukraine?
Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
Giuseppe Maiello [+]
University of Finance and Administration
Giuseppe Maiello is an associate professor and head of the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Finance and Administration in Prague, Czech Republic.
Description
Paganism in Russia and Ukraine grew after the Soviet Union collapsed. Many leaned towards ethnonationalism and used symbols associated with German Nazis. The Donbas war militarised many Pagans. Russia's intervention highlighted the Azov Battalion's use of Nazi symbols. However, Paganism's role in the conflict has been politically side-lined, with both sides minimising the acknowledgement of Pagans.