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Faith, Family, and Freedom in Today’s Russia

Bill Muehlenberg 5 hours 55 min ago 43 Comments

The Amazing Artist of Russia’s Mesmerising World of Magic (Viktor Vasnetsov)

Liza Ivanov June 18 172 Comments

A Conservative Russian Lion With Real Mass Influence – The Painter Ilya Glazunov

Charles Bausman June 15 4,188 Comments

'Christ in the home of Martha and Maria' (Genrikh Semiradsky, 1886) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Genrikh Semiradsky June 13 300 Comments

Orthodox Seminary Invites High-Profile Protestant Missionaries to Speak at Interfaith Conference

RF Staff June 9 936 Comments

'Battle of the Neva' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2010) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko June 8 300 Comments

American Priest Travels to War-Torn Ukraine - Firsthand Report of Persecuted Church

Fr. Zechariah Lynch June 4 474 Comments

'The Poles Throw St. Hermogen into a Dungeon' (Morgun V., 2008) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Morgun June 3 341 Comments

'The Toil of St. Sergius' (Mikhail Nesterov, 1896) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Mikhail Nesterov May 27 492 Comments

Legal Handguns - An Orthodox Christian View

RF Staff May 26 1,706 Comments

How Much Did the Orthodox Church Help Revive Russia’s Military and Nuclear Complex?

Dmitry Gorenburg May 23 426 Comments

'Easter in Paris' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2007) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko May 22 303 Comments

100 Years Ago German Settlers Moved to Deepest Siberia - Today They Are Thriving

RF Staff May 19 461 Comments

How Orthodox Churches & Schools Completely Transformed an Entire City

Michael Tyurenkov May 19 392 Comments

'The Blessing of St. Sergius of Radonezh' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2005) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko May 17 284 Comments

Priest Daniel Sysoev: Spiritual Fruits of the Soviet Union

Fr. Daniel Sysoev May 15 972 Comments

Mayor Pete and the Crackup of Christianity

Pat Buchanan May 15 760 Comments

'Caesarian fun' (Vasily Polenov,1879) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Vasily Polenov May 13 258 Comments

Majestic Cathedral in Ancient Russian City Celebrates First Pascha Liturgy in 90 Years

RF Staff May 12 1,981 Comments

Christianity or Patriotism? Which Comes First?

Pavel Vasilyev May 12 601 Comments

'St. Sergius of Radonezh and Andrei Rublev' (Ilya Glazunov, 1992) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ilya Glazunov May 9 648 Comments

'Holy Russia' (Mikhail Nesterov, 1906) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Mikhail Nesterov May 5 781 Comments

'Raising Jairus's Daughter from the Dead' (Ilya Repin, 1871) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ilya Repin April 27 615 Comments

'Jesus and the Adulteress' (Vasily Polenov,1888) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Vasily Polenov April 24 485 Comments

'Eternal Russia' (Ilya Glazunov, 1988) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ilya Glazunov April 21 824 Comments

'Sts Anthony and Theodosius, founders of Kiev Lavra' (Sayda Afonina, 1995) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Sayda Afonina April 16 818 Comments

After 800 Years & Two World Wars, Now The Cathedral Burns

Fr. John Guy Winfrey April 16 306 Comments

Why Humanism is the Mortal Enemy of Christianity

Fr. Zechariah Lynch April 12 593 Comments

'Religious Procession in Kursk' (Ilya Repin,1883) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ilya Repin April 9 482 Comments

'The Appearance of Christ' (Alexander Ivanov, 1857) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Alexander Ivanov April 9 314 Comments

'The Russian century' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2007) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko April 4 416 Comments

VIDEO - Reasons for Optimism: Europe and the Future of the Family

Dr. Steve Turley April 2 449 Comments

'Jesus Among the Teachers' (Vasily Polenov,1896) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Vasily Polenov April 2 608 Comments

'The Choice of Faith' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2005) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko March 30 900 Comments

Homosexuals Persecuting Christians in America - Do You Feel The Walls Closing In?

Fr. Joseph Gleason March 30 6,451 Comments

'Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene' ( Alexander Ivanov, 1835) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Alexander Ivanov March 25 301 Comments

Romania Builds Largest Orthodox Church in the World

Dr. Steve Turley March 24 1,915 Comments Video

Russia Plans Massive Jesus Statue On Site Previously Reserved for Lenin & Stalin

J. P. Mauro March 21 2,081 Comments

'The Vision of Young Bartholomew' (Mikhail Nesterov, 1890) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Mikhail Nesterov March 18 432 Comments

'Christ in the Desert' (Ivan Kramskoi, 1872) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ivan Kramskoi March 16 409 Comments

'Moses Prays After Passing Through the Red Sea' (Ivan Kramskoy, 1861) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ivan Kramskoi March 11 348 Comments

The American Man Who Became an Enormously Popular Saint Among Russians (Fr. Seraphim Rose)

Fr. Joseph Gleason March 5 1,313 Comments

'At the Sea of Galilee' (Vasily Polenov, 1888) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Vasily Polenov March 5 198 Comments

Drafting American Women into the Military - US District Court Says Yes

Aaron Neely March 3 448 Comments

'St. Sergius of Radonezh' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2013) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko March 2 306 Comments

'Herod's Daughter' (Ivan Kramskoy, 1886) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ivan Kramskoi February 26 456 Comments

'Anthill' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2004) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko February 23 305 Comments

Why Professor Hal Freeman and His Family Moved from America to Russia

Rod Dreher February 10 1,137 Comments

'Phryne at the Poseidonia in Eleusis' (Genrikh Semiradsky, 1889) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Genrikh Semiradsky February 9 47 Comments

'The battle of Kulikovo' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2005) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko February 8 97 Comments

'St. Nicholas Saves 3 Innocents' (Ilya Repin,1888) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ilya Repin February 7 493 Comments

'Saint Leonty preaches to the Pagans in Rostov' (Morgun E., 2008) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Morgun February 5 233 Comments

'Prayer' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2001) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko February 5 42 Comments

Our Top 10 Favorite Russian Christian Paintings (A Very Subjective List)

RF Staff February 3 12,621 Comments

Getting Out of Dodge While You Can - Having the Foresight to Leave the West

Mark Dankof February 1 1,778 Comments

The West Has a Pro-Homosexual Motive in Supporting Ukraine's New Outlaw Church

James George Jatras February 1 1,134 Comments

'Judgement' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2007) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko January 27 118 Comments

'Biblical Sketches' (Alexander Ivanov, 1850) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Alexander Ivanov January 27 63 Comments

'Repentance' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2004) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko January 23 110 Comments

'Attacking a Church on Easter Eve' (Ilya Glazunov, 1999) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Ilya Glazunov January 20 911 Comments

'Victory of Monk Peresvet' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2005) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko January 20 95 Comments

'Burning the Christians' (Genrikh Semiradsky, 1876) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Genrikh Semiradsky January 14 195 Comments

'The Sinner' (Genrikh Semiradsky, 1873) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Genrikh Semiradsky January 11 184 Comments

'The Tsar's Cavalry' (Pavel Ryzhenko, 2004) - GREAT RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN ART

Pavel Ryzhenko January 9 86 Comments

Pornography Damages Men, Should Be Illegal

Fr. Johannes Jacobse December 21 1,474 Comments

A German Village in the Middle of the Russian Wilderness

Fr. Joseph Gleason December 1 1,475 Comments

Why God is "He", Not "She"

Fr. Johannes Jacobse November 27 2,082 Comments

Holy Russia, Still Alive: Ancient Traditions Preserved in Rural Villages

Laurence Guillon November 19 590 Comments

Patriarchy Is Returning, Numbers Growing

Dr. Steve Turley November 19 1,535 Comments Video

Russian Family Life Before the Revolution

Marina Bogdanova November 19 574 Comments

Conservative Fashion Trending Globally - Here's Why

Dr. Steve Turley November 12 598 Comments Video

Russian Hospital Signs Agreement with Russian Church - "The Body and Soul Are Inseparable"

Dušan Josipović November 11 210 Comments

The Rebirth of Orthodox Christianity in the New Russia

Dr. Steve Turley November 11 586 Comments Video

Atheists and Leftists Infiltrated Russia's Schools in the 19th c., Mortally Wounding the Country - a Lesson for America

Michael Spreng November 9 2,303 Comments

Russia, Not America, Is Building a Compassionate Civilization

Valeria Z. Nollan November 8 1,595 Comments

A Lovely Russian Animated Christian Film for Children - Much Better than Disney

Matthew Adams November 8 8,191 Comments

Russian Faith - Making an Impact Around the World

Matthew Adams October 26 810 Comments

Some Alaskan Families are Divided by the US-Russia Border

Emily Schwing October 21 461 Comments

Award-Winning Artist Celebrates 1030th Anniversary of Russia's Baptism

Matthew Adams October 19 185 Comments

Magnificent Prayer Composed By Tchaikovsky, Sung By Incredibly Talented Russian Choir

RF Staff September 29 2,400 Comments