Natalia Narochnitskaya
The problem of corruption and criminalization is becoming a topic of the national strategy and political dispute in Russia and needs fundamental analysis. Meanwhile discussion over this issue results as a rule in suggestion of better methods of discovering illegal operations, development of punitive measures and endless reorganizations of the corresponding police bodies. However their weakness testifies to the deeper causes of such a large-scale illness of the national organism. But they should be searched for in the field of consciousness, which is a subject of sociology.
Bishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America
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Interview given by Bishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America, for the San Francisco Cathedral Publication "Messenger", September 27, 2003.
Prepared by Dmitry Safonov
Well-known Moscow hierarchs, who personally knew the reposed Metropolitan of Sourozh, share their reminiscences of their meetings with His Eminence, speak about the significance of the recently departed eparch of God.
Yuri Maximov
"The Lord of the Rings" turned out to be a considerable cultural event of 2nd half of 20th century both with its artistic value and influence on the minds of not a single young generation. It has not escaped the notice of the orthodox readers. Even when the book appeared disputes about its religious meaning arose, opinions were different, even opposite, and after the screenplay after the trilogy was released (1st part was released last spring and 2nd part - in January this year) these disputes came anew.
