nope, i dont necessarily buy it
hes got a kgb background, hes a true believer in communism
theynuse whatever angles work
they are using the religious angle for patriotism, to empower himself, and give the citizens some of their culture bakc that they missed, that will still be subject to him
The USSR used the phony doctrine of “liberation theology” in the 1970s and 1980s to co-opt many Christians in Latin America. What Putin is trying to do is similar, although it’s directed toward Europe.