All of this has been happening because of Putin, a nationalist, a populist, and a Christian determined to save the faith from destruction in the Middle East and the West. Putin isn’t all bad, like McCain says, is he?
flaglady, something will eventually have to give because even as Christianity is seeing revival in Russia — so is nostalgia for the Soviet Union that outlawed it in the first place.
Unfortunately, thanks to Putin, it is considered un-PC to criticize the likes of figures such as Stalin - an antichrist to the core.
Abortion rate in Russia decreasing, but still far too high.
HIV rates epidemic levels in some cities.
Russia has SO MUCH potential, but it has to fully come to terms with its past—particularly its recent past: make sense of it, learn from it, and move forward in truth.
St. Isaac’s interior is far more beautiful than the exterior. :) <3