The state will transfer 13 churches in the center of the capital to the Moscow diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church
On August 31, Sedmitsa.ru, citing Interfax, reported that by the end of 2004 the state intends to transfer 13 churches in the center of the capital to the Moscow Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. This was stated by the lawyer of most of the parishes of these churches, Mikhail Voronin. According to him, the buildings to be transferred included: three churches, where the All-Russian Scientific and Cultural Center was previously located. I.E.