„ The heaven's open ... “ or the cathedral of the Orthodox Church ????????
Shots shot in Orthodox cathedrals, southern Russia...
- St. Catherine`s cathedral
- Alexander Nevskiy cathedral
- St. George`s cathedral
- St. Elijah church
- Holy Trinity cathedral
- Temple of Archangel Michael
- Church of St. Ilie Murom
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Easter promo. Russia, 2007.
Easter promo for street-mounted advertizing screens. Street TV.
Cossack Congress in America May 7, 2011 Stanitsa of Kuban Cossacks abroad Easter Celebration
7-го мая 2011 года в станице Кубанских Казаков за рубежом, в г. Ховелл состоялись пасхальные торжества. По просьбе и приглашению Конгресса Казаков в Америке, торжества возглавил Архиепископ Наро-Форофимнский Юстиниан. Праздник начался с заупокойной литии на Свято-Владимирском русском кладбище г. Джексон (штат Нью-Джерси) в часовне в честь Пророка и Предтечи Иоанна Крестителя, построенной в середине прошлого века в память о всех погибших воинах-казаках.
Перед началом богослужения Владыка обратился к собравшимся со словом проповеди, в которой призвал к молитве за всех православных, погибших в годы гражданской и Великой Отечественной войн.
По словам Архипастыря, «сегодня наш долг, ныне объединенных и примиренных их потомков, возносить молитвы о всех наших предках, не своей волею оказавшихся по разные стороны фронта. Каждый из них оставался верен своему долгу и своей присяге, и каждый из них сражался за Родину. Пусть в Невечернем Дне Царствия Христова они, по молитвам Церкви, обретут вечное упокоение и примирение».
Далее все проследовали в храм в честь равноапостольного князя Владимира, воздвигнутый русской эмиграцией к 1000-летию Крещения Руси.
Из Свято-Владимирского храма все направились в станицу Кубанского Казачьего войска зарубежом, где Владыка отслужил молебен святому Георгию Победоносцу в Свято-Георгиевском храме построенный терскими казаками.В память о посещении храма Владыка передал в дар образ своих Небесных покровителей -- преподобных Павла Фивейского и Иоанна Кущника. Всем молившимся за богослужением казакам Архипастырь передал в благословение иконки великомученника Георгия Победоносца.
По окончании молебна Архиепископ Юстиниан посетил Казачий музей, Атаман Александр Певнев познакомил его с экспозицией и рассказал об истории Казачества в американской эмиграции. По представлению духовника Конгресса Казакаков в Америке иерея Алексия Бочарникова, в благословение за усердные труды на благо Святой Матери-Церкви Владыка удостоил Архиерейскими Грамотами казаков Конгресса. Праздничный день продолжился общением за братской трапезой, во время которой исполнялись казачьи и русские народные песни.
On May 7, 2011 in the village (Stanitsa)of Kuban Cossacks abroad, in Howell held the Easter celebration. At the request and invitation of the Congress of Cossacks in America, the celebration was headed by Archbishop of Naro Forofimnsky Justinian. The celebration began with litany of St. Vladimir's Russian cemetery in Jackson (NJ) in a chapel in honor of the Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist, built in the middle of last century in memory of all fallen Cossacks.
Further, all proceeded to the temple in honor of Prince Vladimir, built Russian emigration to the 1000 anniversary of Christianity in Russia.
Then to St. George's Church built Terek Cossacks. At the end of the prayer service, Archbishop Justinian visited the Cossack Museum, Ataman Alexander Pevnev introduced him to the exhibition and told about the history of Cossacks in American exile Holiday continued communication of the fraternal meal, during which performed the Cossack and Russian folk songs.
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Syria: Militants kill 2, injure dozens as shells strike near Aleppo celebration rally
A Syrian man and his daughter were killed and dozens injured in a militant attack after leaving a demonstration celebrating the liberation of Aleppo in Saadallah al-Jabiri square in Syria's second city, Thursday.
The militant shelling damaged homes and property in the civilian areas of Bab al-Jinan and Bab Antakya.
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In the land of Assyria. Part - 4.
Hagyana Atouraya is a Assyrian cultural and educational resource.
سياميثا قداسة أبينا البطريرك مار كوركيس الثالث صليوا بطريرك كنيسة المشرق الاشورية (01)
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Assyrian Church Youth Choir Concert (ACOE) Salmat Shubakhan
Assyrian National Anthem by the ACOE Youth Choir at the 2009 Thanksgiving Concert
Daniella & Adessa reciting at Mar Dinkha dinner 6/
Daniella & Adessa reciting at Mar Dinkha dinner 6/7/13 at Saint Mary's church Roselle Illinois
Greetings from Trier, Germany
Hagyana Atouraya is a Assyrian cultural and educational resource.
Pascha ( Easter ) Liturgy
Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Redeemer
Cycling in Reichenau Island World Heritage Site
Kingdom of Abkhazia | Wikipedia audio article
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Kingdom of Abkhazia
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00:00:40 1.1 Background
00:02:18 1.2 Establishment and consolidation
00:05:22 1.3 Unification
00:06:15 2 Rulers
00:07:01 3 Historiographical conundrum
00:08:43 4 See also
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The Kingdom of Abkhazia (Georgian: აფხაზთა სამეფო), also known as the Egrisi-Abkhazia, was a medieval feudal state in the Caucasus which lasted from the 780s until being united, through dynastic succession, with the Kingdom of Georgia in 1008. In the early years of the 10th century, Kingdom of Abkhazia stretched, according to Byzantine sources, along the Black Sea coast three hundred Greek miles, from the frontiers of the thema of Chaldia to the mouth of the river Nicopsis, with the Caucasus behind it.
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Apostle Angela Rosas interviews at IMPACT Apostolic Roundtable - Orlando, FL
Apostle Angela Rosas on location January 8th - 10th, 2015 in Orlando, FL at the IMPACT Apostolic Roundtable. The theme was Focusing on the Prophetic. Special interview with our spiritual father Apostle John Eckhardt and other leaders that came to this powerful, rich and awesome event teaching and interaction of prophetic insights on the prophetic gift in the Kingdom of God!
Dachau concentration camp | Wikipedia audio article
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Dachau concentration camp
00:01:41 1 General overview
00:07:12 2 History
00:07:20 2.1 Establishment
00:09:09 2.2 Forced labor
00:10:55 2.3 Operation Barbarossa
00:14:03 2.4 Final days
00:16:08 3 Main camp
00:16:17 3.1 Purpose
00:17:31 3.2 Organization
00:18:56 3.3 Medical experimentation
00:20:02 3.4 Demographics
00:22:27 3.4.1 Clergy
00:25:22 3.4.2 Staff
00:27:39 4 Satellite camps and sub-camps
00:29:54 5 Liberation
00:30:03 5.1 Main camp
00:33:38 5.2 Satellite camps liberation
00:36:25 5.3 Killing of camp guards
00:38:39 5.4 Post-liberation Easter
00:40:24 6 After liberation
00:41:17 6.1 Deportation of Soviet nationals
00:42:59 7 List of personnel
00:43:08 7.1 Commandants
00:44:52 7.2 Other staff
00:45:39 7.3 SS and civilian doctors
00:47:16 8 Memorial
00:48:33 9 In media
00:49:41 10 See also
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Dachau concentration camp (; German: Konzentrationslager (KZ) Dachau, IPA: [ˈdaxaʊ]) was the first of the Nazi concentration camps opened in Germany, intended to hold political prisoners. It is located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory northeast of the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Munich in the state of Bavaria, in southern Germany. Opened in 1933 by Heinrich Himmler, its purpose was enlarged to include forced labor, and eventually, the imprisonment of Jews, German and Austrian criminals, and eventually foreign nationals from countries that Germany occupied or invaded. The Dachau camp system grew to include nearly 100 sub-camps, which were mostly work camps or Arbeitskommandos, and were located throughout southern Germany and Austria. The camps were liberated by U.S. forces on 29 April 1945.
Prisoners lived in constant fear of brutal treatment and terror detention including standing cells, floggings, the so-called tree or pole hanging, and standing at attention for extremely long periods. There were 32,000 documented deaths at the camp, and thousands that are undocumented.Approximately 10,000 of the 30,000 prisoners were sick at the time of liberation.In the postwar years the Dachau facility served to hold SS soldiers awaiting trial. After 1948, it held ethnic Germans who had been expelled from eastern Europe and were awaiting resettlement, and also was used for a time as a United States military base during the occupation. It was finally closed in 1960.
There are several religious memorials within the Memorial Site, which is open to the public.
Abkhazia | Wikipedia audio article
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Abkhazia ( ( listen); Abkhazian: Аҧсны́, translit. Apsny [apʰsˈnɨ]; Georgian: აფხაზეთი Apxazeti [ɑpʰxɑzɛtʰi]; Russian: Абха́зия, tr. Abházija, IPA: [ɐˈpxazʲɪjə]), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a de facto and partially recognized republic on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in northwestern Georgia. It covers 8,660 square kilometres (3,340 sq mi) and has a population of around 240,000. Its capital is Sukhumi. The separatist Abkhazian polity, formally the Republic of Abkhazia, is recognised as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria. While Georgia lacks control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government and most United Nations member states legally consider Abkhazia part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The region had autonomy within Soviet Georgia at the time when the Soviet Union began to disintegrate in the late 1980s. Simmering ethnic tensions between the Abkhaz—the region's titular ethnicity—and Georgians—the largest single ethnic group at that time—culminated in the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia which resulted in Georgia's loss of control of most of Abkhazia, the de facto independence of Abkhazia, and the ethnic cleansing of Georgians from Abkhazia. Despite the 1994 ceasefire agreement and years of negotiations, the dispute remains unresolved. The long-term presence of a United Nations Observer Mission and a Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peacekeeping force failed to prevent the flare-up of violence on several occasions. In August 2008, Abkhaz forces fought against Georgian forces during the Russo-Georgian War, which led to the formal recognition of Abkhazia by Russia, the annulment of the 1994 ceasefire agreement, and the termination of the UN mission. On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia declared Abkhazia a Russian-occupied territory, a stance supported by the vast majority of the international community.
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Abkhazia ( ( listen); Abkhazian: Аҧсны́, translit. Apsny [apʰsˈnɨ]; Georgian: აფხაზეთი Apxazeti [ɑpʰxɑzɛtʰi]; Russian: Абха́зия, tr. Abházija, IPA: [ɐˈpxazʲɪjə]), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a de facto and partially recognized republic on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in northwestern Georgia. It covers 8,660 square kilometres (3,340 sq mi) and has a population of around 240,000. Its capital is Sukhumi. The separatist Abkhazian polity, formally the Republic of Abkhazia, is recognised as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria. While Georgia lacks control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government and most United Nations member states legally consider Abkhazia part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The region had autonomy within Soviet Georgia at the time when the Soviet Union began to disintegrate in the late 1980s. Simmering ethnic tensions between the Abkhaz—the region's titular ethnicity—and Georgians—the largest single ethnic group at that time—culminated in the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia which resulted in Georgia's loss of control of most of Abkhazia, the de facto independence of Abkhazia, and the ethnic cleansing of Georgians from Abkhazia. Despite the 1994 ceasefire agreement and years of negotiations, the dispute remains unresolved. The long-term presence of a United Nations Observer Mission and a Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peacekeeping force failed to prevent the flare-up of violence on several occasions. In August 2008, Abkhaz forces fought against Georgian forces during the Russo-Georgian War, which led to the formal recognition of Abkhazia by Russia, the annulment of the 1994 ceasefire agreement, and the termination of the UN mission. On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia declared Abkhazia a Russian-occupied territory, a stance supported by the vast majority of the international community.
Abkhazia | Wikipedia audio article
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Abkhazia
00:02:21 1 Name
00:03:27 2 History
00:03:36 2.1 Early history
00:08:05 2.2 Within the Russian Empire
00:12:04 2.3 Within the Soviet Union
00:14:15 2.4 Post-Soviet Georgia
00:18:19 2.5 Abkhazian War
00:22:23 2.6 Ethnic cleansing of Georgians
00:25:00 2.7 Post-war
00:29:04 2.7.1 Political unrest in 2014
00:30:39 3 Status
00:36:47 3.1 Law on Occupied Territories of Georgia
00:39:08 3.2 Status-neutral passports
00:40:52 3.3 Russian involvement
00:44:21 3.4 International involvement
00:49:44 3.5 Recognition
00:51:09 4 Geography and climate
00:54:47 5 Politics and government
00:56:44 5.1 Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
00:58:23 5.2 Administrative divisions
00:59:13 6 Military
01:00:25 7 Economy
01:02:54 8 Demographics
01:04:01 8.1 Ethnicity
01:06:40 8.2 Diaspora
01:07:12 8.3 Religion
01:08:18 8.4 Language
01:09:55 8.5 Nationality issues
01:10:04 8.5.1 Adoption of Russian nationality
01:12:59 8.5.2 Issue of ethnic Georgians
01:17:19 9 Culture
01:18:40 10 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Abkhazia ( (listen); Abkhazian: Аҧсны́, translit. Apsny [apʰsˈnɨ]; Georgian: აფხაზეთი Apxazeti [ɑpʰxɑzɛtʰi]; Russian: Абха́зия, tr. Abházija, IPA: [ɐˈpxazʲɪjə]), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a de facto and partially recognized republic on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in northwestern Georgia. It covers 8,660 square kilometres (3,340 sq mi) and has a population of around 240,000. Its capital is Sukhumi. The separatist Abkhazian polity, formally the Republic of Abkhazia, is recognised as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria. While Georgia lacks control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government and most United Nations member states legally consider Abkhazia part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The region had autonomy within Soviet Georgia at the time when the Soviet Union began to disintegrate in the late 1980s. Simmering ethnic tensions between the Abkhaz—the region's titular ethnicity—and Georgians—the largest single ethnic group at that time—culminated in the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia which resulted in Georgia's loss of control of most of Abkhazia, the de facto independence of Abkhazia, and the ethnic cleansing of Georgians from Abkhazia. Despite the 1994 ceasefire agreement and years of negotiations, the dispute remains unresolved. The long-term presence of a United Nations Observer Mission and a Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peacekeeping force failed to prevent the flare-up of violence on several occasions. In August 2008, Abkhaz forces fought against Georgian forces during the Russo-Georgian War, which led to the formal recognition of Abkhazia by Russia, the annulment of the 1994 ceasefire agreement, and the termination of the UN mission. On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia declared Abkhazia a Russian-occupied territory, a stance supported by the vast majority of the international community.
Abkhazia | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Abkhazia
00:02:21 1 Name
00:03:28 2 History
00:03:37 2.1 Early history
00:08:06 2.2 Within the Russian Empire
00:12:07 2.3 Within the Soviet Union
00:14:18 2.4 Post-Soviet Georgia
00:18:24 2.5 Abkhazian War
00:22:27 2.6 Ethnic cleansing of Georgians
00:25:05 2.7 Post-war
00:29:09 2.7.1 Political unrest in 2014
00:30:46 3 Status
00:36:55 3.1 Law on Occupied Territories of Georgia
00:39:17 3.2 Status-neutral passports
00:41:01 3.3 Russian involvement
00:44:31 3.4 International involvement
00:49:54 3.5 Recognition
00:51:20 4 Geography and climate
00:54:59 5 Politics and government
00:56:57 5.1 Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
00:58:36 5.2 Administrative divisions
00:59:27 6 Military
01:00:38 7 Economy
01:03:08 8 Demographics
01:04:15 8.1 Ethnicity
01:06:55 8.2 Diaspora
01:07:28 8.3 Religion
01:08:33 8.4 Language
01:10:11 8.5 Nationality issues
01:10:20 8.5.1 Adoption of Russian nationality
01:13:16 8.5.2 Issue of ethnic Georgians
01:17:37 9 Culture
01:18:59 10 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Abkhazia ( (listen); Abkhazian: Аҧсны́, translit. Apsny [apʰsˈnɨ]; Georgian: აფხაზეთი Apxazeti [ɑpʰxɑzɛtʰi]; Russian: Абха́зия, tr. Abházija, IPA: [ɐˈpxazʲɪjə]), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a de facto and partially recognized republic on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in northwestern Georgia. It covers 8,660 square kilometres (3,340 sq mi) and has a population of around 240,000. Its capital is Sukhumi. The separatist Abkhazian polity, formally the Republic of Abkhazia, is recognised as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria. While Georgia lacks control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government and most United Nations member states legally consider Abkhazia part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The region had autonomy within Soviet Georgia at the time when the Soviet Union began to disintegrate in the late 1980s. Simmering ethnic tensions between the Abkhaz—the region's titular ethnicity—and Georgians—the largest single ethnic group at that time—culminated in the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia which resulted in Georgia's loss of control of most of Abkhazia, the de facto independence of Abkhazia, and the ethnic cleansing of Georgians from Abkhazia. Despite the 1994 ceasefire agreement and years of negotiations, the dispute remains unresolved. The long-term presence of a United Nations Observer Mission and a Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peacekeeping force failed to prevent the flare-up of violence on several occasions. In August 2008, Abkhaz forces fought against Georgian forces during the Russo-Georgian War, which led to the formal recognition of Abkhazia by Russia, the annulment of the 1994 ceasefire agreement, and the termination of the UN mission. On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia declared Abkhazia a Russian-occupied territory, a stance supported by the vast majority of the international community.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Abkhazia ( (listen); Abkhazian: Аҧсны́, translit. Apsny [apʰsˈnɨ]; Georgian: აფხაზეთი Apxazeti [ɑpʰxɑzɛtʰi]; Russian: Абха́зия, tr. Abházija, IPA: [ɐˈpxazʲɪjə]), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a de facto and partially recognized republic on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in northwestern Georgia. It covers 8,660 square kilometres (3,340 sq mi) and has a population of around 240,000. Its capital is Sukhumi. The separatist Abkhazian polity, formally the Republic of Abkhazia, is recognised as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria. While Georgia lacks control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government and most United Nations member states legally consider Abkhazia part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The region had autonomy within Soviet Georgia at the time when the Soviet Union began to disintegrate in the late 1980s. Simmering ethnic tensions between the Abkhaz—the region's titular ethnicity—and Georgians—the largest single ethnic group at that time—culminated in the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia which resulted in Georgia's loss of control of most of Abkhazia, the de facto independence of Abkhazia, and the ethnic cleansing of Georgians from Abkhazia. Despite the 1994 ceasefire agreement and years of negotiations, the dispute remains unresolved. The long-term presence of a United Nations Observer Mission and a Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peacekeeping force failed to prevent the flare-up of violence on several occasions. In August 2008, Abkhaz forces fought against Georgian forces during the Russo-Georgian War, which led to the formal recognition of Abkhazia by Russia, the annulment of the 1994 ceasefire agreement, and the termination of the UN mission. On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia declared Abkhazia a Russian-occupied territory, a stance supported by the vast majority of the international community.