Abstract
This study investigates the problem of the Vietnam War. In March 1965, a full-scale interference of the United States (The US) in the military conflict in Vietnam began. It is stressed that the whole world was aghast at the tragedy that took place in Vietnam. It caused numerous discussions not only through the intergovernmental dialogue, but also within religious and interreligious communities. The authors draw attention to the fact that one of the most prominent inter-Christian organizations in the 1960s was the World Council of Churches (WCC), which actually directed the ecumeni-cal movement. At the WCC meetings in 1965-1975, the Vietnam War became one of the most sensitive matters. The latter was also complicated by the fact that the WCC member churches geographically belonged to opposite sides of the ideological confrontation. The Orthodox WCC members also took notice of the mentioned issue. It is especially noted that the Russian Orthodox Church showed the greatest interest in Vietnamese matters, consistently criticizing the role and military intervention of the United States in the conflict and largely shaping the World Council of Churches opinion on the Vietnamese question. A mention should be made that the research was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research within the framework of scientific project №21-011-44111; Acknowledgments: The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 21-011-44111.
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