ARTICLE: “Reviving the Russian Soul: The surprising success of spiritual films in Russia reveals a longing for depth in post-Soviet culture,” by Mike Kauschke and Elizabeth Debold, What is Enlightenment?, October-December 2007.

Gave a long podcast interview to this mag when I spoke at the religious conference in Palm Springs a bit back. Sean needs to keep an eye out for this, as we must link. Good story here on an easy-to-predict return of spirituality in Russia. Not just a gap left over from the Sovs, like with China, but the reality of improved economic standing. People want those handholds for a life well-led. Bring in ’da noise (populism), bring in ’da funk (progressivism). Expect to see these transitions again and again in the New Core, along with the emerging global middle class.