Savva, S.S. On conceptual approaches of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation within the context of modern tendencies of the relation between the state and various religious confessions.

Abstract: Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation now becomes a federal body empovered to develop unified policy on the relationships between various religions and the state. One may imagine that in the near future we shall see the State Concept of Policy on Religions, developed by the MRD together with the Chair of Religious Studies of the Russian Academy of State Service. If so, this is a rather sad prediction for the freedom of conscience in Russia.