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Article: Union of Brest: Russian Orthodoxy was established in non-Russian lands by political power and ecclesiastical intrigue.
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- November 1, 1996
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In my first article on the history of Christianity in Ukraine ("Ukrainian Catholic Church explained," Jan/Feb. 1996), I outlined the historical vicissitudes of Christianity in the lands of Christian Rus from its distant beginnings; the period of foundation and organisation and the renewal of ecclesial communion with the See of Peter after the Council of Florence and the events that followed; the Union of Brest; its short duration in eastern Ukraine following the rise of the new political state of Muscovy or Russia; its renewal in western Ukraine; and the tragic events of this century and the present condition. Today the Ukrainian Catholic Church is celebrating the fourth ...
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