Diana Dukhanova

Diana Dukhanova

Diana Dukhanova is a visiting assistant professor of Russian studies and the first-year program at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She holds a master's degree in comparative literature from Dartmouth College as well as a master's in religious studies and a doctorate in Slavic studies from Brown University. Her work focuses on gender, sexuality and marriage in Russian religious cultures.

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The Russian Orthodox Church honors Sts. Peter and Fevronia on July 8 each year. (Wikimedia Commons)

How Russia turned to saints in its push for 'traditional values' — and more babies

In partnership with the church, the Russian government presents itself as a defender of "traditional values." The campaign is also meant to raise the birth rate, a goal the Kremlin treats as a matter of national survival.

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