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Category Archives: Religion
Bad Yuletide Omens
Настали святки. То-то радость! Гадает ветреная младость… Татьяна любопытным взором На воск потопленный глядит: Он чудно вылитым узором Ей что-то чудное гласит… Татьяна на широкой двор В открытом платьице выходит, На месяц зеркало наводит; Но в темном зеркале одна Дрожит … Continue reading
And Still On the Topic Of Religion…
Dear Readers: So, some of us militant atheists were horrified and disappointed by the new Amendment to the Russian Constitution, announced just a couple of days ago, which mentions “God” (and just one God) as sort of like the founder … Continue reading
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Opinion Poll: How many Russians Observe Lent?
Dear Readers: Yesterday (Monday March 2) was the start of Eastern Orthodox Lent. Which, in Russian, is called “Velikiy Post” (=”the Great Fasting”). The word post (=”fasting”) is common to most Slavic languages, with a reconstructed Proto-Slavic form *postъ. But … Continue reading
Simonyan: Why I Refuse To Tie The Knot
Dear Readers: Today I have this piece from a few days back. It’s interesting because it highlights some tensions in the Russian elite regarding the proper relationship of Church and State. And also jibes very neatly with the ongoing debate … Continue reading
Pope Pompeo Splits Orthodox Church! – Part III
Dear Readers: Today concluding our religious treatise where we began, with this piece from reporter Natalia Makarova. As we saw, the U.S. State Department has succeeded in its long-term project to split the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) away from the … Continue reading
Serafim Sarovsky: A Saint for the Deep People – Part IV
Dear Readers: Today finishing off our edifying story about Saint Serafim and the fight to have him canonized in the Russian Orthodox Church. Where we left off, evil moustache-twirling Ober-Procurator Pobedonostsev was digging in his heels and refusing to canonize … Continue reading
Serafim Sarovsky: A Saint for the Deep People – Part III
Dear Readers: Continuing my review of this piece about Saint Serafim Sarovsky. Where we left off, we were talking about the fact that Serafim never discussed, nor gave a fig about, any of the public events that were happening during … Continue reading
Serafim Sarovsky: A Saint for the Deep People – Part II
Dear Readers: Continuing my review of this piece about a popular and beloved Russian Saint. Even more intriguing than Serafim’s modest life, is the notion of a “deep people” dwelling within Russian society. These would be a type of “Silent … Continue reading
Awful Avalanche 