Patriarch Cyril and Restructuring of the Russian Orthodox Church (Patrik Kiril ve Soğuk Savaş Sonrası Rus Ortodoks Kilisesinin Yeniden Yapılandırılması)

Patriarch Cyril and Restructuring of the Russian Orthodox Church With the age of enlightenment, the effect of religion over the state has been removed and secular regimes have been established. This process harshly came out in Russia with the advent of 1917 Bolshevik revolution. However, it’s true that religions have become effective over the states in today’s world. With the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991 and the establishment of Russian Federation, religion/churches have become important institutions in Russia. This article examines the content and course of action of the document, the basis of Social Understanding of Russian Orthodox Church, which was declared in 2000. This document determined the political goals of Russian Orthodox Church about society, state, education, politics and youth. It also made a framework about the relationship between church and the state. Moreover, the study also analyzed the opinions of Kiril (one of the pioneers of this document and who has been the patriarch of Moscow since 2009) on democracy, liberalism, church education and media. Keywords; Church, Government, Orthodox, Society, Patriarch Cyril, Liberalism