In the West they are trying to solve the riddle of the "confessor of Putin" - Archimandrite and Savior of Ratings
"How great is the influence of Father Tikhon, confessor Vladimir Putin, on the Russian president?" - The publication of The Financial Times , who recently devoted a large article to the governor of the Sretensky monastery, wondered. This influence cannot be underestimated, the publication comes to the conclusion, indicating the presence between the clergyman and ex-chekist close and long-term communication. Which brought, it would seem, ideological enemies - a riddle.