In a review published in July on the confessional situation in the Amur Region, in particular, the theme of the activities of foreign missionaries in the region was touched upon. It is noteworthy that the number of missionaries visiting the region is steadily declining. Thus, according to the given data, in 2001 the region was visited by 134 foreign religious figures, in 2002 - 54, in the first 5 months of 2003 - 20 people. Mostly they are citizens of Great Britain, USA, Germany, Poland.

Another "journalistic investigation" by Alexander Khinshtein is devoted to corruption in law enforcement agencies and its relationship with the terrorist attacks that took place in Moscow in July 2003. A "terrorist center" is described, in which, according to the author of the article, eight suicide bombers who participated in the capture of "Nord-Ost" lived.

According to the publication Gazeta, after the explosions in Tushino, the Moscow police began to pay increased attention to women in traditional Islamic clothing. Thus, the wife of the mufti of the North Caucasus, Nora Ashirova, reported that the policeman not only checked her passport, stopped her on the street, but also escorted her to the police station, where, without explaining the reasons, he drew up a report on her detention. In response to N.

In July, the statements of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev were published, characterizing the confessional situation in the republic. In his opinion, the majority of denominations practicing in Tatarstan experience no problems.

Until the end of 2003, the building of the St. Nicholas Church, which functions at the men's correctional colony in the city of Kungur, Perm Region, should be transferred to the ROC. The colony is located on the territory of the former convent, where, in addition, there are two more temple buildings.

Holy Trinity Monastery is being restored in Tyumen. More than 10 million rubles have already been allocated from the regional budget for the improvement of the territory. Bells have already been cast for the monastery, and the six-tiered iconostasis has been restored. The next stage will be the restoration of frescoes and the overhaul of the roof of the bell tower.

At a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on the Prevention of the Spread of HIV in Bashkortostan, the issue of the activities of religious organizations in the field of charity, the fight against smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction and the spiritual guidance of prisoners was raised.

In July, a review of the confessional situation in the Amur Region was published.

On July 24, the organization “Walking Together”, together with students from the Theological Schools of the Russian Orthodox Church, held the action “We call ourselves Orthodox, but we must be one.” The purpose of the action, as stated in the press release, is to invite “everyone who could not do this earlier to begin their path to Orthodoxy.” The “beginning of the journey” consisted in the fact that all those who came to the “main” (at the monument to Cyril and Methodius on Kitai-Gorod) and