Present-Day Religious Agenda in Dagestan: Challenges and Opportunities

The article examines the process of formation of the russian model of state-confessional relations, which develops in conditions of equality of all traditional religions before the law. Its formation is based on an understanding of the importance of building constructive relations between the state and religious associations in Russian society, where the demand for the preservation of traditional values dominates.

According to the author, currently the Russian model of state-confessional relations is still at the stage of formation, but it is already possible to identify trends and contours of its development. The specificity of this model lies in the fact that the current legal norm of separation of the state and religious associations is not considered as a barrier excluding any contacts between them. The importance of establishing partnerships between authorities and religious associations is determined by the need to ensure stability in a multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Russian society.

During the period of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine and the confrontation with the bloc of western countries, criticism of the emerging state-confessional relations from the preachers of radical Islam living on the territory of Ukraine, Turkey and a number of European countries is increasing. The North Caucasian muftiats working in the Russian legal space are mainly the object of information pressure from abroad.

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