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Under Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] nearly 30,000 churches have been built in [[Russia]].<ref>[https://www.fairplanet.org/editors-pick/why-building-churches-in-russia-if-of-higher-priority-than-building-schools/ WHY BUILDING CHURCHES IN RUSSIA IS OF HIGHER PRIORITY THAN BUILDING SCHOOLS], Igor Serebryany, MAY 29, 2019. fairplanet.org</ref><ref>[https://www./features/2017/10/19/putin-and-the-triumph-of-christianity-in-russia Putin and the ‘triumph of Christianity’ in Russia], By Glenn Ellis and Viktoryia Kolchyna, ''[[Reuters]]'', 19 Oct 2017. aljazeera.com</ref><ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/how-vladimir-putin-helped-resurrect-the-russian-orthodox-church/article16361650/ How Vladimir Putin helped resurrect the Russian Orthodox Church], MARK MACKINNONSENIOR INTERNATIONAL, ''The Globe and Mail'', JANUARY 15, 2014. theglobeandmail.com</ref><ref>[https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/why-the-catholic-church-sides-with-putin-and-orban/ Why the Catholic Church Sides with Putin and Orban], JAMES JOYNER · SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023.</ref> An average of three churches have been built per day out of the state budget.<ref>[https://www.christiantoday.com/article/russian.orthodox.church.revival.under.putin.continues/78687.htm Russian Orthodox Church revival under Putin continues], Mark Woods, 04 February 2016. christiantoday.com</ref> Some 70,000 churches had been destroyed in the Soviet era, so the number today approaches about half of what existed in the [[Romanov]] era. Secular critics complain more churches are being built than schools or hospital clinics.  

Under Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] nearly 30,000 churches have been built in [[Russia]].<ref>[https://www.fairplanet.org/editors-pick/why-building-churches-in-russia-if-of-higher-priority-than-building-schools/ WHY BUILDING CHURCHES IN RUSSIA IS OF HIGHER PRIORITY THAN BUILDING SCHOOLS], Igor Serebryany, MAY 29, 2019. fairplanet.org</ref><ref>[https://www./features/2017/10/19/putin-and-the-triumph-of-christianity-in-russia Putin and the ‘triumph of Christianity’ in Russia], By Glenn Ellis and Viktoryia Kolchyna, ''[[Reuters]]'', 19 Oct 2017. aljazeera.com</ref><ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/how-vladimir-putin-helped-resurrect-the-russian-orthodox-church/article16361650/ How Vladimir Putin helped resurrect the Russian Orthodox Church], MARK MACKINNONSENIOR INTERNATIONAL, ''The Globe and Mail'', JANUARY 15, 2014. theglobeandmail.com</ref><ref>[https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/why-the-catholic-church-sides-with-putin-and-orban/ Why the Catholic Church Sides with Putin and Orban], JAMES JOYNER · SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023.</ref> An average of three churches have been built per day out of the state budget.<ref>[https://www.christiantoday.com/article/russian.orthodox.church.revival.under.putin.continues/78687.htm Russian Orthodox Church revival under Putin continues], Mark Woods, 04 February 2016. christiantoday.com</ref> Some 70,000 churches had been destroyed in the Soviet era, so the number today approaches about half of what existed in the [[Romanov]] era. Secular critics complain more churches are being built than schools or hospital clinics.  

Like the United Kingdom, there is no [[separation of church and state]]. The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] is the official state religion, however there is widespread tolerance for Islam, Buddhism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism and other recognized faiths by law.

Like the United Kingdom, there is no [[separation of church and state]]. The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] is the official state religion, however there is widespread tolerance and government financial support for Islam, Buddhism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism and other officially recognized faiths by law.

=== Desecularization and Britain ===

=== Desecularization and Britain ===