Patriarch Kirill reminded the rector of MGIMO and the head of Channel One about “basic values”

On June 30, 2011, Patriarch Kirill sent congratulations to MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov on his election as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Channel One of Russian Television.

“I express the hope,” the patriarch's letter says, “that you will be able to orient the leading channel of the electronic press towards the high ideals of a genuine culture, the semantic axis of which has always been traditional basic values.”

Recall that, according to the document "Eternal Values ​​- the Basis of Russian Identity", which was proposed to the public in January 2011, the basic values ​​include: justice, freedom, solidarity, catholicity, self-restraint (sacrifice), patriotism, human welfare and dignity , family values ​​- love, fidelity, care for the younger and older. In May 2011, the patriarch suggested adding "faith" to them. Sources

• Patriarchal congratulations to MGIMO Rector A.V. Torkunov with the election to the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Channel One // Official website of the Moscow Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. 2011. June 30.