Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, popularly known as St. Basil Cathedral, is located in Moscow Russia. The Cathedral goes by many names but one of the first official names came from the capture of Kazan that occurred on the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin. The Russians called it Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat. It later became known as what we call it today. The construction began in 1555 and was completed in 1561. For reasons unknown there was a fire that had…

its judicial, religious, and charitable institutions, constituting a unit of self-government. In addition. The subsequent partitions of Poland among Russia, Austria, and Prussia reconfigured the whole geographical pattern. No longer could there be nations within a nation, governed…

any Pentecostals, Christians with a Protestant fundamental stressing direct inspiration by the Holy Spirit (“Pentecostal”), who speak a Slavic language. There are thousands and thousands of Slavic Pentecostal churches throughout America and every church varies as far as how religious it is which depends on its founders’ backgrounds. Many of these churches that are at the same level, religion-wise, are in fellowship with one-another or in the same brotherhood. For instance, they do conferences…

and become its own territory. At the same time, Eastern European Russia was just beginning to form, and it soon became one of the top civilizations. These two European territories were similar and different. First, England and Russia had their similarities and differences politically. Next, the two parts of Europe were extremely similar economically, albeit they had their differences as well. Finally, culturally, England and Russia were quite different, yet still slightly similar. Eastern and…

were several changes that rocked the Communist and Soviet world. The Soviets gained power in the 1920’s in a revolution against the pro-Tsarist White Russians. Communism, when it was first introduced, was largely ignored, as the only people who could have learned about its tenets would also have been against its teachings. It gained popularity in Russia as the anti-Tsarists happened to be Communists. After overthrowing the Tsar, Lenin, the leader of the Soviets, was elected as the Soviet…

manifested themselves were especially apparent in Russia. For much of the century, the name Russia was obsolete; in its place, the communist Soviet Union took root. Prior to the communist takeover, Russia was under the control of the Romanov dynasty. This particular family was in power for nearly three centuries. However, as time pressed onward, the bloodline and ruling capabilities grew weak and were unable to withstand the ongoing problems that occurred in Russia. The curious and calamitous…

At the end of the nineteenth century, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia reluctantly took command of an empire overflowing with revolutionaries seeking change in response to hardships. His shy personality, coupled with his lack of political education, made him unfit to handle the war-torn chaos that would soon darken Russian skies. Nicholas’ series of unfortunate, unprepared and uninformed decisions began with his marriage and would ultimately lead to the demise of his imperial family’s…

communism. Most of the other animals in the farm represented the workers and peasants of Russia, particularly Boxer and clover, which embodied the roles of the working class. They worked hard, where loyal, but clearly lacked philosophical direction. Moses “the raven” represented the Russian Orthodox Church. He flew around talking about a place called Candy land where animals were treated right and fed well. The church promised the working peasants a utopian afterlife in haven. The animal…

Jews all over the globe throughout millennia have had challenges that would have caused many other groups to lose their group identity. In the Soviet Union the Jews first had to overcome state-sponsored atheism, then outright oppression and anti-Semitism. This was followed by suppression of religion. Lastly came restriction of movement, by refusing to let Jews emigrate during the Iron Curtain bringing the oppression of Jews a full circle as in the years leading up to the founding of the Soviet…

in trade just like the British. China was forced to sign yet another document, the Boxer Protocol. The Protocol demanded China to pay the Japanese and Europeans reparations. They also owed them an apology. The Russo-Japanese broke out in 1904 and Russia was kicked out of Manchuria. They established a sphere of influence and became elevated, now seen as a world power and imperial…