[Mb-civic] Church's Clout Ascends in Russia

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CHURCH CLOUT ASCENDS IN RUSSIA

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Church's Clout Ascends in Russia 
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A political player again, and independent for the first time, the institution seeks its proper role. An art exhibit prosecution illustrates its muscle.

By Kim Murphy
Times Staff Writer

September 30 2004

MOSCOW — When the well-known Sakharov Museum broached the subject of religion in an art exhibit, no one was surprised that an outcry followed. 

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