Tag: USSR
Why did Stalin Rehabilitate the Russian Orthodox Church?
Joseph Stalin and Patriarch Sergius, who headed the Orthodox Church in the USSR while Stalin was in power. Global Look Press, Legion Media, Public domain ... Read More
NINE BUILDINGS OF CONCEPTION CONVENT IN MOSCOW RETURNED TO THE CHURCH
Photo: zachatevmon.ru Orthochristian.com - 25/6/18 Thousands of church and monastery buildings were confiscated and repurposed by the government throughout the USSR. Since its fall, the process ... Read More
‘Western laws now clash with moral nature of man’ – Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (RT EXCLUSIVE)
RT.Com- 22/11/16 In an exclusive interview with RT, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, shared his ideas on the difficult situations of ... Read More
The 70th Anniversary of the Betrayal of the Cossacks in Lienz is Remembered
On June 1, 2015, a memorial service was held at the Chapel of the Protection of the Mother of God and Royal Martyr Tsarevich Alexei ... Read More
A Memorial Service in the US Capital for the Cossacks Repatriated to the USSR
June 2015 More Pictures here: One of the most tragic pages in the history of the Russian diaspora was marked by a solemn panikhida held ... Read More
Splashes of religiosity characterize war years in the USSR – the Patriarchate official says
Interfax-religion Moscow, April 28, Interfax - The Soviet Union experienced a religious renaissance in the years of the Great Patriotic War. “Documents on the Smolensk ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill considers collapse of the USSR a decay of historical Russia
Moscow, November 15, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia believes collapse of the Soviet Union was a negative event. "This year we ... Read More
Prayers for the victims of the flight accident in Lviv-2002
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and the brethren of Kyiv Caves Monastery lifted up prayers for the victims of the flight accident in Lviv, 2002 28-07-2010 ... Read More
The Moscow Patriarchate priest proposes to consider drawing persona non grata list
Moscow, March 4, Interfax – Priest Sergy Zvonariov, a member of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, proposed to draw up a list ... Read More