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By Gleb Chistyakov “Кто курит табак, тот хуже собак” “Whoever smokes tobacco, is worse than dogs” The fight against tobacco smoking and its devastating health consequences, which has unfolded in recent decades in the USA, Europe, and more recently in Russia, actually has much deeper roots in our country. Impartial evidence from historical sources indicates…
We are all asleep, brethren — not only the young, but the old as well. God reminds us of the approach of the Dread Hour through earthquakes, hurricanes, and various calamities, yet we continue in our slumber. Will the dreadful and universal Judgment Day truly find us asleep? One cannot help but recall the words…
Reading the teachings of the holy fathers, one cannot cease to marvel that what they said many centuries ago is addressed also to us who live today. Only technology and means of passing the time have changed; our essence has remained the same. In conversations with various people, this problem has been discussed repeatedly, and…
By I. Kirillov 1. What is Old Belief? Many people have pondered this question, offering diverse and often contradictory answers. It is difficult to provide a comprehensive verbal definition of the very essence of Old Belief. In this case, we will attempt to define Old Belief from an external perspective, while not losing sight of…