Oksana Golovko
Anyone who thinks about what modern icons should be like and who studies icon painting should definitely visit the exhibition of Alexander Sokolov’s works.
Elena Dragunova
Back at the turn of the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, the mission of the travelling clergy suffered serious losses and sorrows. The priests performed true feats without pride or vanity, devoting their lives to converting thousands of natives to the faith of Christ.
It is not the promised land but deserted, with nomadic herds of wild goats freely breeding in the valley of the great Amur River. This land has its own history. It’s not rich, but very edifying.
Olga Sokirkina
The priest, who fell ill during interrogations and confinement in the cold barn, was taken away from the village on a sleigh in the snow. The whole village came out to see him off.
Maria Tobolova
That night she was arrested for the third time, but was only interrogated on July 3, 1932, ten months later. Abbess Sophia was accused of counter-revolutionary activity.
