When the caustic Evelyn Waugh visited the majestic sixth century creation of Emperor Justinian, one subsequently enlarged, enriched and encrusted by various rulers, he felt underwhelmed. “‘Agia’ will always win the day for one,” he wrote of Istanbul’s holiest of holies, Hagia Sophia, in 1930. “A more recondite snobbism is […]
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West Destroying The Orthodox Church As An Obstacle To Its Expansion
Provoking conflicts in the Orthodox world has become a new area of US intervention in the internal affairs of other states, and the geographical spread of their activities is expanding rapidly. Besides Ukraine itself, the Ukrainian schism will directly affect Russia, Turkey, and Greece. Attempts to fuel dissension are currently being observed in the Balkans.
Converts and Culture
The American priest Father John WHITEFORD from Texas talks about the experience of converting to Orthodoxy in the cultural context.
The roots of Russia: from the early East Slavs to the Grand Duchy of Moscow (III)
Part I Part II From Vladimir-Suzdal to the Grand Duchy of Moscow The principality progressively grew into a Grand Duchy which was divided into several smaller principalities. After the Mongol invasion, it became a self-governed state ruled by its own nobility. The principality was bounded by the Volga, Northern Dvina […]
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