In the first years after the end of the Cold War, Russian-American relations experienced an extraordinary upsurge: cultural and student exchanges became more frequent, American economic advisers, financiers, journalists and politicians became frequent guests in Russia, and the “fourth” post-perestroika wave of emigration from Russia to the United States began. Air traffic and visa departments...
On May 24, the Day of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Brothers and Enlighteners Cyril and Methodius was celebrated. In many countries of Eastern and Southern Europe, which are today divided by politics and even front lines, these “Teachers of the Slavs” were and remain a symbol of the spiritual and cultural brotherhood of the Slavic peoples....
In 2019, the documentary film “Where Are You, Adam?” was released in Ukraine, offering a rare look into the Greek monastery of Dochiariou on Mount Athos. The film was shot by cinematographer and director Alexander Zaporoshchenko and produced by Protodeacon Alexander Pliska. That same year, it won the Grand Prix at the “Pokrov” Christian Film...