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Index: Russian Christianity.


Modern Russian Christianity: Greek Catholics.

Russian Christianity in English net: web directory. Christian services in Moscow for English-speakers;

General Church history * East-West studies * On Church Unity

General essays on Russia * Peculiarities of Russian spirituality * Prominent figures of the past * Christianity in Russian history *

Christianity in modern Russia * Christian activitists * Problems * Freedom of conscience * Western analogues of Russian problems * Russian public opinion * Statistics * Politics * Abbreviations

Contemplation in East and West


The rules for election of the Patriarch of the Moscow Patriarchy, analyses, 2003.

Russian "sud'ba": fate, fatum of destiny?

 


Abbreviations: VTSIOM; newspapers: KP; MN: NG;

General essays on Russia:economy. Central Vice of the Central Planning, 1994. Russian corruption and her Western source, August, 31, 1999;

Despotism and the loss of height of population in XVIII-XIX cc., Mironov;

Prominent events and figures of Russian past:

Four Russian defectors in England of Charles I, Szulinski's essay, 2002.

Vladimir Solovyov; Leo Tolstoy and the Bible: Berdyaev's article. 1912; Berdyaev on Chaadayev, 1907; Berdyaev on Nesmelov; Berdyaev on Rozanov, 1908; Berdyaev on Pobedonostsev (1907); beginning Vl. Solovyov; Christian thinker Nickolay Berdyaev (d. 1948); philosopher Lev Karsavin (d. 1950). George Florovsky; Fr. Alexander Schmemann (liturgical theology); Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1947, founded nunnery); Paul Valliere on Russian theology, 2001; �helpanov George, Russian Orthodox philosopher (d. 1936); Andrey Karpov, philosopher (d. 1937); Michael Bakhtin (d. 1975).

* Confessors of XX c.: Michail and Izmail Rozhdestvenskiys *

January, 1994: Fr. Kishkovsky against Fellow Christians

On the funerals  of  former tsar Nickolay Romanov in July, 1998

Statistics:* Russians on Chechnya and U.S.A. * Belief in Miracles, 2002;

Western analogues of Russian problems: undue behaviour of secret police, 2001;

Problems: freedom of speech; * Putin on civil society * Army as object of Church charity; Tolstoy and Christianity; right on alternative army service: Baptist imprisoned, 3.2001; * Communist indulgences * NTV and freedom of TV; * Elections in Russia: time to forget about voters * the cost of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow * Patriarch sanctiphies the church for KGB *

Freedom of conscience: and the Church authority - essay of Berdayev, 1913; and also 1926; victory with Witnesses, 23.2.2001; with Moonies, 3.2001; defeat in Belgorod, 3.2001;

Anti-Catholic campaign in Russia, 2002.

Russian public opinion: on USA, 2.2001; on September 11, 2001; Infantilism -- of post-Soviet Russians, 13.9.1999; Province - in Russia, 1999; Council of the Russian Church - cancelled, 22.7.1999; Anti-Westernism - of bishop Pushkar, Dec. 1999;

Politics: Putin; * On Savik Shuster * Dr Verena Flick criticize Putin for provocations.


Christianity in Russian history: Mironov on lent and sex, 2001; * Fr. Keleher on Old Ritualists and West * Motovilov and Seraphim Sarovskiy: Russian Orthodox Pentecostals? * Russian Christian Thought in XIX c., Berdayev, 1930; The Russian Spiritual Renaissance of Beginning XX Century: Berdyaev's analyses, 1935; Berdyaev on Baptist and Pentecostal-like movement in Russia, 1916; Theosophy and Antroposphy in Russia, Berdayev, 1916; Neo-Byzantinism, 2001; anti-globalization; On the history of struggle for the religious freedom in Russia in 1991-1997. Part 2. Dark future of religious freedom under Putin, 10.2001;

Putin's religios politics, 2002.

Peculiarities of Russian spirituality: * Understanding Russian Orthodoxy: general ideas * brief general introduction in history of Russian Orthodoxy * apophatism * shyness in religion * shyness as result of revolution, incapability to communicate; enmity to smile * collectivism * anonimity * lamentations * Translator's notice on different meaning of "orthodoxy" in Russian, Yanos, 2000; meaning of Bespraviye (Outlawness) * meaning of Interest


Christianity in modern Russia: Christian activists;

statistics in general; Religiousity of youth, 1997; Pantheism as a leading Russian confession, 2001; 1,5% fasting, 2001; Easter in Moscow, 2001;

prominent phenomenas: Russian silent anticlerical majority. Books: Clark (anti-Russian);

Moscow Patriarchy becoming an established Church: social doctrine, 2000; concordate in Ryazan, 2000; Alfeyev about the system of Synod as a sort of dictatorship, 2002.

Income: from tobacco company 500.000$, 8.2001; from factories, 2001; bishop tries to reduce appetite of priests, 10.2001;

Ethical issues: Christianity and abortions, 2001; Fr. Antoniy Il'iin for abortions? 10.2001;

veneration of Rasputin; struggle for monopoly on religious terms, 2.2001; Restitution of Church property: Afanasyev's case; Moscow Patriarchy against Filaret Denisenko, 8.3.2001; Reasons of anti-Catholicism, 2001 and more; Funerals of Tsar Nickolay Romanov, 7.1998; Russian Orthodox Nazism, 2001;

Clash with Keston-institute: 1998.

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Russian Orthodox Church and Roman Catholics: Uzzel, 2002, very clever analysis of relations;

On Christian Unity: can tradition be borrowed? On intercommunion.

Russian Orthodox vs. foreign missions: Bishop Alexander of Kostroma, 5.2001;

Relations with Catholics: problems with Pope's trip to Ukraine, 6.2001;


Wodehouse in Russian culture; American and Russian boys: from 1958 to 2001; * Translation as casus belli *


 

 
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