Category: Russian Orthodox

Russian Patriarch Starts First-Ever Visit To China

obl- May 11, 2013

11/5/13 Russia’s Patriarch Kirill has started the first-ever visit to China by a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. On May 10, the first day ... Read More

Nazarbayev attends Easter service in Uspensky Cathedral

obl- May 6, 2013

6/5/13 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday,  Tengrinews.kz  reports. “Dear fellow-countrymen, the whole Orthodox world is celebrating ... Read More

Nazarbayev attends Easter service in Uspensky Cathedral

obl- May 6, 2013

6/5/13 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday, Read More

A 17th-Century Russian Community Living in 21st-Century Alaska

obl- May 4, 2013

Wendi Jonassen and Ryan Loughlin  - 4/5/13 This clan has traveled from Russia through China, Brazil, and Oregon to make a home in the remote ... Read More

Sviyazhsk: An island town on the Volga

obl- May 4, 2013

After the defeat of Kazan, Sviyazhsk remained an outpost of Christianity in a Muslim region. Source: mityaguimon/flickr.com Read More

Sviyazhsk: An island town on the Volga

obl- May 4, 2013

After the defeat of Kazan, Sviyazhsk remained an outpost of Christianity in a Muslim region. Source: mityaguimon/flickr.com Read More

Easter on May 5? Orthodox Christians celebrate in accordance to Julian calendar

obl- May 1, 2013

By Jill Clair Gentry / Baldwin People editor people@gulfcoastnewspapers.com 1/5/13 Most Christians around the world celebrated Easter March 31 this year, but Orthodox Christians will ... Read More

Easter on May 5? Orthodox Christians celebrate in accordance to Julian calendar

obl- May 1, 2013

By Jill Clair Gentry / Baldwin People editor people@gulfcoastnewspapers.com 1/5/13 Most Christians around the world celebrated Easter March 31 this year, but Orthodox Christians will ... Read More

Russian Church Construction in Strasbourg to Cost $7.9 Mln

obl- April 17, 2013

MOSCOW, April 16 (RIA Novosti) – The construction of an Orthodox church dedicated to All Saints and a Russian cultural center in Strasbourg will cost ... Read More

Russian Church Construction in Strasbourg to Cost $7.9 Mln

obl- April 17, 2013

MOSCOW, April 16 (RIA Novosti) – The construction of an Orthodox church dedicated to All Saints and a Russian cultural center in Strasbourg will cost ... Read More