was made public On November 15 , the list of new members of the Public Chamber elected by its "first third" . As Interfax notes, the ranks of the body being formed were replenished, in particular, by Bishop of Saratov and Volsk Longin (Korchagin), President of the Institute of Religion and Politics Alexander Ignatenko, Co-Chairman of the World Russian People's Council, Head of the Russian Writers' Union Valery Ganichev, Director General of the Institute of Human Rights, Chairman organization "Al-Haq" Kamilzhan Kalandarov.

According to Credo.ru , the inclusion of the bishop in the Public Chamber was initiated by the public organization National Civil Committee for Interaction with Law Enforcement, Legislative and Judicial Bodies, of which Bishop Longin is a member of the presidium.

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The ranks of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation were replenished with the names of several more religious figures and religious scholars // Interfax. 2005. November 16.
Full list of members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation // Rambler-Media. 2005. November 16. (With reference to Polit.Ru.)
The National Civil Committee confirmed that it was this organization that nominated Bishop Longin (Korchagin) to the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation // Portal-Credo.ru. 2005. November 22.

Bishop of Saratov and Volsk Longin (Korchagin) became a member of the Public Chamber