Alexei Lidov: The Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces and the future of the Russian Orthodox Church Religion Unplugged

The Russian Orthodox Church consecrated the new and controversial Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces in June 2020. Senior contributor and board member Roberta Ahmanson interviewed art historian and Byzantinist Alexei Lidov to investigate the controversy both on the right and the left of the Russian Orthodox community, and to discuss the broad implications of change in the Russian Orthodox Church amid enormous political and ideological shifts in the Orthodox community around the world.