title: The Impact of Religion on Minority Identity and Community: A Case Study of Russian Orthodoxy and the Russian Minority in Estonia
abstract: Minority groups and their integration and inclusion into the greater society are important political and sociological concerns for many states. This is especially true for the states that more recently regained their independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The realm of religion has remained largely untapped as an area in which minority identity can be cultivated and expressed or used as a platform towards productively integrating or isolating minority members.;This thesis see