The Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church marking the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus', held in June 1988 in Zagorsk, now Sergiev Posad

At this council Prince Dmitry Donskoy, Andrey Rublev, Maximus the Greek, Metropolitan Macarius, Paisius Velichkovsky, the Blessed Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Ambrose of Optina and Theophan the Recluse were glorified among the saints.

The celebration of the jubilee is shown in the 1989 documentary film “The Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church”

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The Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church marking the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus', held in June 1988 in Zagorsk, now Sergiev Posad

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

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