Revered icon just handed to Russian Church by Putin remains state property – minister
Reuters A revered religious painting that has just been transferred on President Vladimir Putin’s orders from a museum to the Russian Orthodox Church needs a year of restoration and remains state property, the culture minister was quoted as saying on Friday. Putin, who has found a willing ally in the church for his vision of […]
Putin gave Orthodox Church famed icon because of its importance to believers: Kremlin
Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to hand over the historic 15th-century Trinity icon from a museum to the Russian Orthodox Church because of its importance to believers, the Kremlin’s spokesman said on Tuesday. The church, whose conservatism Putin has espoused as part of his vision for Russia’s national identity, is one of the […]