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Date
01/28/2017
Author
Григорий Левченко
Source
Republic (ex. Slon.ru)
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In St. Petersburg, an action was completed against the transfer of the St. Isaac's Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church


In St. Petersburg, a promotion was held against the transfer of the Isaacievsky Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Mars of Mars on the Mars of January 28. It is reported by Fontanka.

The protest was held in the form of a meeting of deputies with voters, so its participants did not have banners. In total, the event was attended by two (assessment of the police) to five (evaluation of the organizers) thousands of people.

At the end of the action, about 30 activists intended to arrange a protest in the Isaac's Cathedral itself. Its employees convinced the audience to disperse; None of them were detained.

In parallel with the action of opponents of the transfer of the ROC Cathedral on the Marse Field, an action was held for the leading initiative of the national liberation movement. Several people came to her.

The governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko announced the transfer of the St. Isaac's Cathedral for the use of the Russian Orthodox Church on January 10. Later, the city administration specified that the owner of the building will remain the city; In turn, the Russian Orthodox Church promised to cancel the entrance fee to the cathedral, and also said that it would conduct “art history and many historical” excursions, but not “atheistic” ones.

On January 27, the Vasileostrovsky District Court refused to consider the laws on the legality of the transfer. The text of the court ruling says that the order of the St. Petersburg authorities regarding the cathedral is not a decision for its transfer to the church, but is only a training plan.