"350 years ago, Russia, with great pride, declared itself the Third Rome. It began to believe that it carried the only true torch of Jesus Christ. God had other plans and Russians have suffered much in the last four centuries. Then, the world was still considered flat in Russia ..."
- Rev. Pavel Fefelov
in 'Faith, Hope, and Love' Part 7,
article in the
'Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church Calendar
for the year 2017 since Christ
and the year 7525 since Adam'
http://churchcalendar.webs.com