陌生的邻居:东正教之于中俄相互认知上的障碍性角色

在中俄战略协作伙伴关系的框架下,双方的确没有出现如中美或中国与欧盟之间那样的纷争和冲突,但也缺乏中美、中欧之间相互深刻影响对方的社会进程、经济发展和生活方式变革等积极成果。造成这种矛盾现象的因素固然复杂,但俄罗斯东正教作为远远超出宗教领域的巨大存在,影响着后苏联社会进程的每个方面,却不能被中俄战略协作伙伴关系所考虑,这在客观上必然影响俄中关系,应该是这种战略实施后果不很理想的重要原因。本文探讨两个问题:俄罗斯东正教之于后苏联的超常重要性,以及,中国对俄国的认知绕开东正教因素和无神论政策是不可能的。

A Strange Neighbor: Eastern Orthodox Faith as a Barrier between China and Russia in Mutual Understanding

In a framework of strategic co-operative partnership, China and Russia have not experienced the fierce strife and conflicts that occurred in Sino-US and Sino-European relations. However, positive results that have a deep impact on social progress, economic development and life-style change like those between China and the US, China and the EU are also lacking. Although many complex issues have contributed to this dilemma, we cannot ignore the fact that the Eastern Orthodox Church, an important reality far b...