TV Competition: Stalin Third Place, Tsar-Martyr Not in Top Twelve
St Alexander Nevsky is pretty famous. On the basis of the idea that Russia historically follows the strong, it was
Read moreRussian Resurrection (so-called)
Kuraev: New Patriarch should make people “fall in love with Orthodoxy”
Are we spotting a trend? Wonder if we’ll see state sponsored polls on this like the ones saying Putin’s biggest
Read morePatriarch Alexy II and His Legacy
(Source: LewRockwell.com) Yuri N. Maltsev [send him mail] is Professor of Economics at Carthage College in Wisconsin. Before coming to
Read more“Putin’s Patriarch”
Church unity was the refrain of Alexy’s rule; in reality he danced to the Kremlin’s tune “I expect the new
Read moreSurprise: Metr Kirill is the new head of the MP
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Orthodox Church chose Metropolitan Kirill as an interim leader on Saturday after the death of
Read moreMP lay organization: We need beautiful people, the ugly people can go
We really don’t make this stuff up. —NFTU (Interfax) – Orthodox calendars should depict beautiful people and not to be
Read moreChristopher Hitchens: Why on earth did Castro build a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Havana?
(Slate- National Post) In January of 2009—on New Year’s Day, to be precise—it will have been half a century since
Read moreTo the Left: Ecuador’s Rafael Correa Gets Religion!
It’s getting old, folks– and if you can’t see the writing on the wall: Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, St John
Read moreRussian Ministry of Justice to “Liquidate” Religious Groups, including the ROAC: Protests
For English translations of protests following, click the title link. The Suzdal Diocese of the ROAC under Metropolitan Valentine is
Read moreVenezuela wants their own Russian Church
We didn’t see this coming. Nope. Not at all, not at all. NFTU CARACAS, October 24 (Itar-Tass) — Venezuelan President
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