A religion with traditions dating back centuries is attracting young American men.

Before Russia's Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin ... pictures of a man with a large eagle and swastika tattoo on his back. One of the pictures shows what appears ...

Above all, Putin has made use of the Russian Orthodox Church and its leader, Patriarch Kirill, much the way Donald Trump made use of evangelical leaders, to establish his traditionalist bona fides.

He says he was initially scared to enter his local Russian Orthodox Church as he "looks different, covered in tattoos", but tells me he was welcomed with open arms. He was also impressed the ...