The transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church has been postponed indefinitely

In December 2017, it became known that the transfer St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg Russian Orthodox Church is postponed for indefinite term.

BBC Russian service, citing sources close to the presidential administration, leadership The ROC and the museum reported that “the discussion about this is over, the issue of transferring Isaac is not standing now . The official application from the ROC to the administration of St. Petersburg is still no, and without it, it is impossible to start the transfer of the cathedral.

An agreement was reached to increase the number services in the cathedral and the transfer of festive services from the side nave to central, which suits representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and the museum.

It is possible that, given the negative reaction public, the authorities do not want to raise this issue before the presidential election. Sources

• Golubeva A. The authorities postponed the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church // BBC Russian service. 2017. December 13.