“So”, says Dellar; “if you know that a Russian or Kazak speaker is going to do it in this way, [i.e., not “the English way”], those are the kinds of things you need to draw their attention to”. As for Dellar’s description of the four –“or maybe five” – steps t...
One of the most noticeable and immediate differences between Orthodox Christianity and Catholicism is in the calendars they follow, with the Orthodox Church following the Julian calendar, and the Catholic Church adhering to the Gregorian calendar. Using different calendars means that the churches celebrat...
but expansive. The main exception is theKaunas Sobor(Soboras) in the center of a small square. This imposing Russian Orthodox Church with its shining dome was built for officers
What day is Ukrainian Christmas Eve?Ukraine:With an area of more than 233,000 square miles, the Ukraine is the 45th largest country in the world and the second largest country in Europe. It has a population of more than 42 million people, the majority of whom are Ukrainian or Russian ...
The first morning after breakfast we went to the Russian Orthodox Church, just down from our hotel, white with green and blue domes and spires. We entered just as something had finished and entering we were pushed this way and that by the stream of people leaving. Mostly elderly hard faced...
Russian regime in Syria would not change, especially in the absence of a clear and appeasing alternative. Just as the Assad regime has resorted to the “Hama model” in dealing with the Syrian revolution as a successful model from his point of view, it is logical that Russia resorts ...
We have a magnificent PIETA, “Our Lady of Sorrows” who is the patroness of Slovakia. Back in the old days we had novena every Friday night in Slovak. The tongue is still aLIVE IN cARPATHO-rUSSIAN bYZANINE AND oRTHODOX CHURCHES, BUT THE CYRILLIC ALPHABET IS LIKE rUSSIAN; HOWEVER NOW IT...
I am happy to greet in your persons the victorious Russian revolution, and to greet you as the vanguard of the worldwide proletarian army...the hour is not far distant when at the call of our comrade Karl Liebknecht, the people of Germany will turn their arms against their own capitalist...
The Arc de Triomphe, the emblematic monument on the Champs-Élysées that sits at the center of the Place de l'Étoile, is a must-see on your visit to Paris![Read more] Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky Cathedral, the Russian Orthodox Church of Paris ...
There is one variation of the panspermia idea, which is the “lithopanspermia theory”, which suggests that microbes might hide within the rocky confines of asteroids, protected from the often-damaging effects of radiation. GREAT QUESTIONS OF PANSPERMIA ...