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The Russian Orthodox Church won't be silent

April 23, 2012 Marina Darmaros
Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for Relations between the Church and Society, spoke to RBTH's Marina Darmaros about ecumenism, his attitude towards contemporary art, the punk band Pussy Riot and liberals

Pussy Riot reveals the fault line

April 20, 2012 Konstantin von Eggert
The punk provocateurs put the country’s contradictions in clear relief. But so far, there are only losers

Patriarch Kirill’s missing watch raises heated debate on the internet

April 7, 2012 Marina Darmaros
After claiming earlier in the week to be under attack by unspecified “anti-Russian forces,” the Russian Orthodox Church now faces a scandal that has grown to international proportions

Getting Ready for Easter

April 7, 2012 Svetlana Osadchuk, The Moscow Times
Unlike the Western Christian world, the Russian Orthodox Church will celebrate Easter next Sunday

Pussy Riot prank in cathedral has Russians divided in their assessments

March 30, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
Russian feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot became popular overnight after it staged an unsanctioned performance in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Vologda's Cathedral of Divine Wisdom: The last of its kind

October 27, 2011 William Brumfield
The great cathedral of St. Sophia in Vologda was the jewel of Ivan the Terrible, but its frescoes depict a world view that was rapidly coming to an end

Vladimir: Medieval Russian treasure

September 13, 2011 William Brumfield
The city's power during the medieval period is reflected in the magnificent churches still standing throughout the area

The truth about the past can change the future

August 10, 2011 Mikhail Fedotov, Sergei Karaganov
Russia must acknowledge the crimes of the 20th century in order to move forward

The juggling deacon

August 10, 2011 Kim Palchikoff
One thing Sasha Gourev learned in the circus has followed him throughout his life - the importance of determination

Cathedral of St. Dmitry in Vladimir: witness to history

July 28, 2011 William Brumfield
Take an in-depth look at one of the most representative buildings of Russian medieval architecture

Church and values

May 25, 2011 Tatiana Shabaeva
The Russian Orthodox Church often prioritizes rules over reaching out to those in need

Russian Orthodox leadership proposes alliance with Catholics

March 24, 2011 Yelena Yakovleva, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Churches can work together to face common challenges while agreeing to disagree on doctrine

The beginning of spring, the end of butter

March 7, 2011 Lara McCoy Roslof
Welcome to the fast

The churches of Kizhi: Russia's sacred island

January 28, 2011 William Brumfield
In the middle of Karelia's Lake Onega sit churches that rival the great medieval cathedrals of Europe

Can a dress code prevent ethnic conflict?

January 26, 2011 Svetlana Smetanina
A high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest says that women can solve Russia's ethnic problems by dressing more modestly.

Kirill expanding patriarchate’s missionary effort in Russia and abroad

January 13, 2010 Paul Goble, Special to The Moscow Times
The Russian Orthodox Church has opened its first seminary abroad - in the heart of Catholic Europe.

The church's power

October 28, 2009 Alexey Sokolov, special to Russia Now
The Church in contemporary Russia has become one of the country's most influential social forces, managing to have a constructive dialogue with the Russian government while remaining independent

The Russian Church's emerging role

October 2, 2009 Nadezhda Kevorkova, Russia Now
Religion: In state-Church relations, the latter holds most of the cards

The Russian church: not the ruling power and not the opposition

September 29, 2009 Alexey Sokolov
Gathering Russians for a political demonstration is harder and harder these days, meanwhile thousands of people regularly come to meet the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill

The phoenix is reborn. It's time to fly

March 2, 2009 Andrei Zolotov, Jr, founding editor of RUSSIAPROFILE.ORG
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