Aggressors may deliberately destroy, substitute, or integrate the spiritual institutions and beliefs of an indigenous people into their own dominant religious system. Using religion as an instrument of unification allows the colonizer to establish a rigid ideological dictate, destroy the independent spiritual authorities of the local population, and impose submission upon it through the sacralization of the aggressor's power.
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C0008 | Annexation of the Kyiv Metropolis by the Moscow Patriarchate (1685–1690) |
Immediately after the subordination began the imposition of Muscovite church standards and rites, which led to the marginalization of local culture. This ecclesiastical absorption "was the beginning... of the Russification of Ukraine"[1][2]. |
| S0011 | Moscow Patriarchate |
Immediately after the subordination began the imposition of Muscovite church standards and rites, which led to the marginalization of local culture. This ecclesiastical absorption "was the beginning... of the Russification of Ukraine"[1][2]. |
| G0008 | Tsardom of Muscovy |
Immediately after the subordination began the imposition of Muscovite church standards and rites, which led to the marginalization of local culture. This ecclesiastical absorption "was the beginning... of the Russification of Ukraine"[1][2]. |