February 24, 2023, marked the 1-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. What you might not know is that this war has a 1000-year buildup and has its roots in Christianity. Religion plays a major role in the motivation behind it. It’s important to understand the role of faith in culture and politics because it can have real-life ramifications as the world is seeing unfold in the crisis today.
The infographic below provides a condensed timeline of the critical events and ideologies that are major factors in the invasion and the continued war effort.
If the PDF is hard to view, here it is again in image format:
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