400,000 People Would Gather on the Moscow River to Celebrate Epiphany in Tsarist Days

"'In Christ ye are baptized, in Christ ye are clothed,' they sing. It means that we bear the face of the Lord... And now Epiphany, from the Kremlin there will be a procession to the river. The life-giving Cross will be dipped into the 'Jordan' (Moscow river) and the cannons will be fired. And some will dive, under the ice. And I will, every year I dip in the 'Jordan'. It's not so much the frost as the joy of the soul..." - said the hero of a touching novel "The Summer of the Lord", in which the great Russian writer Ivan Shmelev recalled the past of pre-revolutionary Moscow ...

https://gorthodox.com/en/news-item/how-medieval-russia-celebrated-epiphany?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=russian_christian_news_syndicate

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Анна Ахматова

What Orwell feared were those who would ban books.
What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.
Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information.
Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.
Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us.
Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance.
Orwell feared we would become a captive culture.
Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy.
As Huxley remarked in Brave New World Revisited, the civil libertarians and rationalists who are ever on the alert to oppose tyranny "failed to take into account man's almost infinite appetite for distractions." In 1984, Huxley added, people are controlled by inflicting pain. In Brave New World, they are controlled by inflicting pleasure. In short,
Orwell feared that what we hate will ruin us. Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us.
Neil Postman

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Анна Ахматова

Southern Missouri Families Embrace Old-Ritual Form of Ancient Russian Orthodox Christianity (PHOTOS)

In the woods of southern Missouri, conservative American families have been embracing an ancient form of Russian Orthodox Christianity, which much of the world hasn’t seen in nearly 400 years — The Old Ritual.

From the 900s until the 1600s, it was the standard form of Orthodox Christian worship throughout Russia. But in the late 1600s, the Tsar and the Patriarch pushed through some unpopular changes, introducing a number of modifications that had been made in Greece, thereby alienating a significant portion of the Russian church.

They changed the way they made the sign of the cross, they changed the type of church singing, they shortened the services, and made a number of other changes besides. For the next couple hundred years, only the new ritual was formally permitted in Russia.

https://movingtorussia.substack.com/p/southern-missouri-families-embrace?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Анна Ахматова

God bless Ukraine

God bless Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill's Powerful Christian Influence on Russian Public Life and Thought - Some Real Examples
Plus: Moscow Prepares to Transfer More Buildings & Land to Russian Orthodox Church; Dostoevsky's Christian Prophecies Are Coming True - Top Russian Expert

On 25 January, representatives of the Moscow City Property Department met with Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) officials to discuss the best ways for the city to facilitate the transfer of property and real estate to the Church for its ambitious building projects, while also minimizing the risk of lawsuits and claims after the fact, and general streamlining of procedures.

It is hoped that such meetings will make it even easier for the Church to accomplish its lofty goal of building 200 Churches in Moscow.

https://gorthodox.com/en/news-item/moscow-prepares-to-transfer-more-buildings-land-to-russian-orthodox-church?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=russian_christian_news_syndicate

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Анна Ахматова

Fascinating Russian Christian Video Collection with English Subtitles
Viral news reports, fascinating documentaries, powerful speeches, and inspiring music from Russia, complete with English subtitles, brought together in a single place in one stunning YouTube channel

Many of the best videos in the world are Russian. This is because the majority of Christians in the world are Russian. Unfortunately, since most English speakers don't know Russian, they don't realize what great videos they are missing out on.

An incredible new resource is now available — a fascinating YouTube channel called the Orthodox Video Caption Collective (OVCC), where high quality interesting Russian videos are being published with English subtitles.

So, never miss another great video! Everyone can SUBSCRIBE to the Orthodox Video Caption Collective (OVCC) YouTube channel. Or join the OVCC Group on Telegram for regular updates. There are also openings for VOLUNTEERS to help with captioning great videos. Check out some of their best videos below:

https://movingtorussia.substack.com/p/fascinating-russian-christian-video?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1057303&post_id=101672009&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

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«Русскому человеку лучше всего удаётся невозможное!»
***
Только нашей земли не разделит
На потеху себе супостат:
Богородица белый расстелет
Над скорбями великими плат».

Анна Ахматова

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«Русскому человеку лучше всего удаётся невозможное!»
***
Только нашей земли не разделит
На потеху себе супостат:
Богородица белый расстелет
Над скорбями великими плат».

Анна Ахматова

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«Русскому человеку лучше всего удаётся невозможное!»
***
Только нашей земли не разделит
На потеху себе супостат:
Богородица белый расстелет
Над скорбями великими плат».

Анна Ахматова

Fascinating Russian Christian Video Collection with English Subtitles
Viral news reports, fascinating documentaries, powerful speeches, and inspiring music from Russia, complete with English subtitles, brought together in a single place in one stunning YouTube channel

Many of the best videos in the world are Russian. This is because the majority of Christians in the world are Russian. Unfortunately, since most English speakers don't know Russian, they don't realize what great videos they are missing out on.

An incredible new resource is now available — a fascinating YouTube channel called the Orthodox Video Caption Collective (OVCC), where high quality interesting Russian videos are being published with English subtitles.

So, never miss another great video! Everyone can SUBSCRIBE to the Orthodox Video Caption Collective (OVCC) YouTube channel. Or join the OVCC Group on Telegram for regular updates. There are also openings for VOLUNTEERS to help with captioning great videos. Check out some of their best videos below:


https://movingtorussia.substack.com/p/fascinating-russian-christian-video?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1057303&post_id=101672009&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

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Анна Ахматова

Absolutely! Они вместе проворачивают свои грязные преступные дела. Прям не разлей вода. И покрывают друг друга и имеют выгоду

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Анна Ахматова

A Typical Russian Provincial Parish Builds a Church (Short Film)

This short film interviews the principal people involved in building a Church in a small Russian village. They discuss the difficulties of the project over time, and express hope for the beauty of the project at its completion. They are people willing to invest years of their life into a project to glorify God that they themselves might not live to see completed, like the great cathedral builders of old.

https://gorthodox.com/en/news-item/a-typical-russian-provincial-parish-builds-a-church-short-film?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=russian_christian_news_syndicate

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«Русскому человеку лучше всего удаётся невозможное!»
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Только нашей земли не разделит
На потеху себе супостат:
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Над скорбями великими плат».

Анна Ахматова

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«Русскому человеку лучше всего удаётся невозможное!»
***
Только нашей земли не разделит
На потеху себе супостат:
Богородица белый расстелет
Над скорбями великими плат».

Анна Ахматова

На английском, так на английском. Специально для Бейли.
Before you use the Bible as a weapon, use it as a mirror.

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