A cross-bearing procession is about to start off from the Assumption Cathedral of the Kievo-Pecherskago Lavra (Kievan Monastery of the Caves). The cross will be carried to St Sophia Cathedral where [Ukrainians] took the oath of allegiance to the Russian tsar 354 years ago. A church service will be held, after which representatives of Ukrainian Christian and patriotic groups will appeal to the government to safeguard the unity of the three Christian republics of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
17 January 2008
News/Society
Voice of Russia World Service
(Editor’s note: The above is a hopeful development. It shows the popular support for the restoration of the ancient Orthodox empire and state.)
