Rating: 8.5|Votes: 44

Peter I made terrible mistake in abolishing patriarchate—Head of Romanov Dynasty

The 1917 restoration of the patriarchate helped the Russian Orthodox Church overcome persecution, the head of the Russian Imperial House Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna believes.

Rating: 10|Votes: 12

Message on the Occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow and All Russia

In honor of the centenary of the glorious event of the restoration of the patriarchate to the Russian Orthodox Church at the Local Council of 1917-1918, OrthoChristian.com takes a look back at the words of His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow and All Russia on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the same event.

Rating: 9.2|Votes: 13

Council of Bishops to discuss “Ekaterinburg Remains” at upcoming session

The Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church is set to consider the question of the identification of the “Ekaterinburg Remains”—the fragments of bodies found in 1991 and 2007 near Ekaterinburg and allegedly belonging to the martyred royal family of Tsar Nicholas II.

Rating: 9.9|Votes: 38

Orthodox activists call for Kremlin stars to be replaced with double-headed eagles

“We sincerely believe that the ruby stars should stand on those buildings that were built during the 70-year Soviet period of Russian history, but not on the Kremlin towers, which the Bolsheviks have nothing to do with building,” the movement’s statement reads.

Rating: 9.9|Votes: 58

Epistle to the Soviet of People’s Commissars

Patriarch Tikhon (Bellavin)

We present this bold letter written by Patriarch Tikhon to the new rulers of Russia a year after the revolution.