Tag: Russia

A family that moved from Germany to Russia seeks the legal benefits

Yuri and Natalya Wiedemann with three children moved to Russia from Germany under the state program on the voluntary resettlement of compatriots at the end of last year. According to the couple, the desire to return to their homeland matured in the family several years after LGBT values began to spread in society in Germany. The decisive reason was the start of a special operation in the Donbass and Russophobia in society. 

Pulling the bear from its den

MICHAEL WALSH SPECIAL REPORT: If actions speak louder than words then Washington DC’s caveat that US arms supplies must not be used to attack Russian territory can easily be dismissed as dishonest. According to John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, “Kyiv is urged to use American supplied weapons only within Ukraine so as not to drag the West into their conflict.”

Monument Tribute to Victims of the Soviet Gulag Vandalized

In the Perm Territory of post-Soviet Russia, unknown saboteurs demolished a memorial in memory of Lithuanians and Poles exiled here for slavery during the period of Soviet political repressions. The monument was erected seven years ago at the cemetery of the abandoned special settlement of Galyashor and did not have official status. The burial ground was looked after by residents of the neighbouring village, descendants of the repressed and human rights activists. 

Singing in Church is Huge Part of Russian Christianity, Profile of one of Russia’s Greatest Choirs (VIDEO)

The Moscow Synodal Choir was founded in 1721 and is now the oldest professional choir in Russia. In fact, its origins can be traced further back to 1589, when the first professional church choir was formed, then known as the Patriarchal for it was the choir, which used to sing at the church services officiated by the Patriarch. Patriarch was the top position in the Church hierarchy in Russia well up to 1700, when the Russian reformist Tzar Peter the Great reformed the church administrative system.