He pointed out that Gothic architecture is used for secular ... a reference to the more assertive stance of the Orthodox Church in Russian society. "It is not the art object itself that is of ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral ... population. The church's onion domes, bright ...

Source: Priest Heorhii Huliaiev of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Facebook Quote: "All morning, Russian occupiers ... a notable example of neoclassical architecture. St Catherine's Cathedral ...