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Sorok Sorokov Movement
The Sorok Sorokov Movement (; DSS) is a Russian Russian Orthodoxy, Orthodox-Conservative traditionalism, traditionalist social movement founded on 1 June 2013. It was created by composer Andrei Kormukhin (brother of singer Olga Kormukhina) and athlete Vladimir Nosov. Its main activity is the protection of the construction of Eastern Orthodox Church, churches, religious processions and other church events. History In 2012, after the scandal and the Pussy Riot criminal case, a number of well-known church figures, such as Vsevolod Chaplin, publicly supported the proposal to create Orthodox squads in order to protect religious places from persons "carrying out blasphemous acts". The Sorok Sorokov Movement was created on 1 June 2013 by Andrei Kormukhin and his fellow athletes at the moment when they "faced opposition to the construction of churches in Moscow." According to Kormukhin, not everyone “liked” the program for the construction of Orthodox churches in Moscow: “When t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
