Hieromonk Pamphil (Osokin)
During the whole war over 74,000 children of both sexes up to age fourteen were killed. The majority of these were of Serbian Orthodox origin.
Archpriest Vladimir Vigilyansky, Olesya Nikolaeva
Russia, for centuries and up to the present day, has been and remains a testing ground for the technologies of the “big lie.”
Seraphima Muravyova
Years later she told her cell-attendant that at the very moment she stepped inside the enclosure she knew: This is my home—one I had never found before.
The story of her family line begins in 1835, when a beloved daughter of Emperor Nicholas I made an unusual request for her sixteenth birthday: She asked to spend her entire life in Russia.
Aleksey Gunkin
So much for the “Mercedes cars and Bavarian beer” promised under the “new order.” People woke each morning not knowing whether they would live out the day—or what fresh horrors awaited them.
Archbishop Justinian of Elista and Kalmykia
Based on my experience, I wish that every clergyman—priest or a bishop—never hesitate to communicate with his flock, regardless of whether they belong to just one parish or a whole diocese. We should stop using a patronizing tone while proclaiming “unyielding truth” from the ambo.
The period from 1901 to 1910 was not only a time of emerging unrest in the Russian Empire, but also one of careful preparation for a revolutionary apocalypse. Interestingly, V. I. Lenin held the same view; in his 1920 article, “Left-Wing” Communism: An Infantile Disorder, he referred to the events of 1905–1907 as a “general rehearsal,” without which “the victory of the October Revolution of 1917 would have been impossible.”
The year 988 was truly a fateful year for Rus’. Grand Prince Vladimir Sviatoslavovich of Kiev did not simply choose a “state religion”, but rather determined the nation’s vector of development for many centuries to come, made the first step towards transforming the spiritual life of the country, the unity of Slavic principalities, and the gathering together of the Russian lands.
In the article, St Raphael first quotes extensively from the pope’s encyclical, and then goes on to pick apart Roman Catholicism. St Raphael is not really diplomatic or delicate — he seems to view this article as a defense of Orthodoxy against a threat.
Olga Sokirkina
After the Great Victory, many soldiers and officers devoted their lives to God, becoming priests and monks. God’s ways are mysterious. God alone knows His plans for the world and for each one of us.
Priest Pavel Chekhranov
And the whole tragedy of the pursuing Pharoah, especially in these circumstances, was felt in our hearts more acutely than ever before—the White Sea with its white, icy covering, the floor beams on which we stood as on a choir loft, the fear of being discovered by the watch. But despite all this our hearts were breathing joy, because we were celebrating the Paschal service against the strict orders of the commandant.
In the destroyed and lifeless Stalingrad, Ivan Pavlov made a vow—that if he returned alive, he would study to become a priest and serve God.
Priest Vyacheslav Inyushkin
The Chernobyl disaster is a test sent by the Lord to warn people against even more terrible mistakes.
Bishop Irenei (Steenberg)
Patriarch Tikhon is a true image of the love of God and fidelity to His Will.
Dmitry Pavlov
Patriarch Tikhon is the most significant figure in the ecclesiastical history of post-revolutionary Russia.
Small entities might once again need to relearn how to hedge between great powers. One forgotten highborn woman from history provides some ancient realist lessons.
Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem just concluded their second season of excavations at Hyrcania, where they found colorful Byzantine mosaics and Herodian frescoes.
Since the mid-nineteenth century, there has been a representation of the Antiochian Patriarchate in Russia’s capital, and indeed, despite the great distance between Russia and Syria, Russian history has been linked with Antioch at critical times.
Fr. Lawrence Farley
Given this, how much credibility can the restoration of Jewish Temple have with its restoration of animal sacrifice?
Maria Tobolova
An educated man and a master of observation, Pierre Gilliard carefully studied the characters of the Sovereign and all members of his family.
