- en.wikipedia.org Russian Orthodox ChurchA pivotal point in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church came in 1988, the millennial anniversary of the Christianization of Kievan Rus'.
- christianity.fandom.com wiki/Russian_Orthodox_…World War II forced Stalin to mobilize all the national resources for defense, including the Russian Orthodox Church as the people's moral force.
- en.orthodoxwiki.org Russian_Orthodox_Church_…To add urgency to the synod's motives, in May of 1922, the Soviet government proclaimed its own "Living Church" as a "reform" of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- gotquestions.org Russian-Orthodox-Church.htmlLike other Orthodox churches, the Russian Orthodox Church is trinitarian, believes the Bible to be the Word of God, and teaches that Jesus is God the Son.
- 3saints.com russian-church-history.htmlHowever, Christianity was a far from unknown entity in the land of the Russians before 988. Indeed, the tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church has it that the...
- rbth.com arts/335808-russian-orthodox-church-…The most typical and most recognizable element of Orthodox churches is the dome, crowned with the eight-pointed Orthodox cross .
- orthodoxchurchquotes.com the-russian-orthodox-…The Russian Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches are integral components of Christian faith.
- hierarchystructure.com russian-orthodox-church-…Just like a diocese of a Western Church, the geographic divisions of the Russian Orthodox Church are known as eparchies.
- advantour.com russia/religion/orthodoxy.htmThe Orthodox Church in Russia. Through Russian history, beginning with the baptism of Rus in the 10th century, the Church was linked to state power.
- tsarnicholas.org category/russian-orthodox-church/On 1st November 1981, he was canonized as a new martyr by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR).