History of the Russian Orthodox Church

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In Russia, 30% of the Orthodox do not believe in God. Today, 66% of Russians call themselves Orthodox, while a third of them believe that there is no God.

Patriarch Kirill calls not to fall under the power of material values. And he rests in the palace worth 22 billion rubles. 25% of the Orthodox does not know a single commandment, most never opened the Bible, while thousands of people gather in line for the relics. The soulless West is stigmatized on TV. And at the same time, some Orthodox clergymen, carriers of the spiritual principle, drunk drive passers -by on expensive cars. Was the church always like that and what is it going to now? The special corner of Novaya Gazeta Artem Rensov is understanding the history of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Author: Artem Raspov
Shooting: Anastasia Tsitsinova
Installation: Maxim Loginov
Editor: Anna Pindyurina
Producer: Pavel Kanygin
Thank Alexander Soldatov for consultations