“So I pray every day for the Church of Russia, not that it convert to the Catholic Church, but that it convert to the best roots of its own true Orthodoxy. And I pray every day for the Catholic Church that it convert itself to a much more collegial living of Christianity, instead of this excessive emphasis on papalism that we have now which, in my opinion, is not the true, historical Catholic position…”

In this interview Volodymyr Bureha (Associate Professor of Kiev Theological Academy) explains about the presence of the Russian Church Abroad in Czechoslovakia before and during the World War II. He also touches on the history of the relationship between Western liturgical rite and the ROCOR.

In this interview Fr. Aleksander Mazyrin (St. Tikhon’s University for the Hummanities, Moscow) explains the phenomenon of “right oppositionists,” who confronted Metropolitan Sergii in the 1920s and 1930s. Fr. Aleksander is the author of Высшие иерархи о преемстве власти в Русской Православной Церкви в 1920-х—1930 гг.

The Secretary of the ROCOR Synod of Bishop shares his memories about one of the representative hierarchs of the Russian Church Abroad.

Nikolai Bobrinski, editor-in-chief of the magazine My v Rossii i Zagranitsei (We in Russia and Abroad), talks about his wide-ranging and fascinating magazine, which was published in Moscow from 2005 to 2008. This unique phenomenon was a joint venture of young members of the Russian Church, including some born in the homeland and some in diaspora. Nikolai reflects on the difficulties faced by Russia in dissociating itself from the Communist past.

In the interview to Alena Plavic Deacon Andrei Psarev talks about the importance of this Web site and his wish to remain a “deacon forever.”

А.Л. Гуревич родился 26 июня 1960 г. в Москве. Окончил Московский институт управления (1982). Кандидат исторических наук (Российский государственный гуманитарный университет, 2005). Работал старшим научным сотрудником Центра религиозной литературы Всероссийской государственной библиотеки иностранной литературы и Научно-исследовательского отдела библиотеки-фонда “Русское Зарубежье”.

Протоиерей Георгий Митрофанов, профессор, заведующий кафедрой церковной истории в С.-Петербургской Духовной Академии, специалист по истории Русской Церкви ХХ века, автор многих статей и книг: «История Русской Православной Церкви 1900-1927» (2002); «Россия ХХ века: Восток Ксеркса или Восток Христа.