Tag: North Caucasus
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Cave presumably containing tomb of queen Tamar found
May 2014 Workers of a road brigade in Ingushetia have discovered an ancient cave after a landslide, which may contain either treasures of the capital ... Read More
MURDERED PRIEST HAILED A MARTYR
IWPR By Yuri Akbashev - 28/5/13 The brutal murder of a Russian priest in his church has sent a fresh wave of terror through the ... Read More
Religious Leaders Back Putin For President
9/2/2012 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a "vacation day" on February 8 to meet as a presidential candidate with religious leaders at the Danilov ... Read More
Orthodox Diocese of Pyatigorsk and Karachaevo-Cherkessia demands return of Old Churches
04/11/2011 According to RIA Novosti, the Orthodox Diocese of Pyatigorsk and Karachaevo-Cherkessia made a list of 30 objects that belonged to the Orthodox congregation before ... Read More
Moscow Relies on Russian Orthodox Church to Retain Control over Minds in the North Caucasus
Valery Dzutsev 13/4/2011 On March 22, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decreed redrawing the eparchial boundaries in the North Caucasus. Since the ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill Moves To Expand His Role In North Caucasus – Analysis
By: Paul Goble 28/3/2011 Just as he has done in so many other spheres of Russian life, Patriarch Kirill last week moved to expand the ... Read More
Church set on fire in Russia’s Muslim Caucasus
By Amie Ferris-Rotman, Reuters 3/01/2011 MOSCOW -- Unidentified attackers set a church ablaze with a grenade in Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus late on Sunday, ... Read More
No grounds to talk about religious enmity in North Caucasus despite church fires – Archbishop Feofan
Pyatigorsk, November 2, Interfax - Despite attempts to set Christian churches on fire, there are still no grounds to talk about religious enmity in the ... Read More
Arsonists Target 3 Russian Churches; Burn 1 to Ground
By: Aaron J. Leichman 1/11/2010 Three churches in a predominantly Muslim province in Russia were set on fire by arsonists early Monday. One of the ... Read More