Putin’s Religious Mission, Gary Lachman

Rebel Wisdom

What are the deeper religious and philosophical currents informing Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

Gary Lachman is the author of the recent book 'The Return of Holy Russia: Apocalyptic History, Mystical Awakening, and the Struggle for the Soul of the World'.

In this conversation he argues that we have to understand the deep well of Russian philosophy and understand how Putin sees himself and Russia's historic mission.