Interfax Russian

Putin thanks Archbishop of Athens for visiting Russia

May 26, 2012 News

Moscow, May 25, Interfax – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia have met with Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Hieronymos. The head of state thanked the archbishop for making his first visit to Russia on the Day of Slavic Literature and the Name Day of Patriarch Kirill. “On [...]

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Medvedev calls rapid revival of Orthodox Christianity in Russia a miracle

November 7, 2011 News

Moscow, November 7, Interfax – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has spoken of the fruitfulness of cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and government and public institutions and called the revival of Orthodox Christianity in Russian in the past two decades a miracle. “Speaking of what has happened in these 20 years from the viewpoint of [...]

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Memorial chapel restored at Russian cemetery in Port Arthur

September 7, 2010 News

Moscow, September 2, Interfax – Russian public organizations in Chinese Port Arthur (known today as Lushun ) restored a military memorial where ashes of over 17 thousand Russian and Soviet warriors are buried. The restoration was timed to the 65th anniversary of Victory in World War II. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is expected to attend [...]

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