Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Eternal Russia



Posted by Byzantine, TX

3 comments:

  1. MimiFebruary 2, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    Stunningly beautiful, thank you.
    Holy Russian Martyrs, Pray to God for us.

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  2. HolopupenkoFebruary 3, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    Perhaps we should consider and pray for all the victims who suffered horribly and died at the hands of the Russians and the xenophobia of the Russian Orthodox "Church" throughout history (Muscovy, Russian Empire, Russian-dominated Soviet Union, Russian Federation)... starting with, say, the terror-famine in Ukraine...

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  3. Byzantine, TXFebruary 3, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    I wonder at your use of quotes around "Church," but of all the groups that suffered under the oppressive Soviet regime, the Russians themselves deserve very sincere prayers indeed. Additionally, Holodomor and other events cannot be ignored or swept under the rug of history.

    Also, to place this painting in history, it was painted under Soviet rule and was displayed at the artist's expense when the state refused to allow it elsewhere. In a country that was trying to forget itself he drew the people back to memories of their Christian past.

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