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"The Cross" is a meditative journey into the "religious dimension" where faith, hope, love, and wisdom prevail, transcending time and space. It emphasizes humility as the path to God, the role of icons as "windows" to the divine.

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Relay - https://pickrelay.com/t/6djj-dxxn/the-cross

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Future Today(Fawesome) - https://fawesome.tv/movies/10765894/the-cross-2024

“The Holy Archipelago”, directed by Sergei Debizhev.

Solovetsky Monastery - from infinity to eternity. The documentary searches for the true meanings of life, faith, hope and love. This is a large-scale narrative about the life of the Solovetsky monastery. What is the spiritual life of a person? What is a religious tradition and what kind of role does it play in the modern world? How does faith in God affect people's lives?

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Relay - https://pickrelay.com/t/8fgp-rigj/the-holy-archipelago

SalemNOW - https://watch.salemnow.com/series/eBzna61NGh0p-the-holy-archipelago

Future Today(Fawesome) -

https://fawesome.tv/movies/10742601/the-holy-archipelago

YouTube Movies & TV(AVOD/SVOD) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvI4lEZ_AHE

Lara Logan hosts a discussion with filmmakers Igor Lopotonok and Sergei Debizhev, along with Olga Ravasi, on the Russian Orthodox Church’s role amid the Ukraine war and recent U.S. accusations of espionage. The guests challenge these claims, highlighting political manipulation, corruption involving U.S. aid to Ukraine, and the persecution of Orthodox Christians.

00:00:01 Introduction: US Accuses Russian Orthodox Church of Spying

00:01:17 Christianity Under Attack: Global Persecution and Media Silence

00:02:25 Filmmakers Spotlight: “The Cross” and Orthodox History

00:03:35 Meet the Panel: Journalists & Orthodox Leaders Respond

00:05:05 Spy Accusations and Cancel Culture in America

00:07:18 National Identity: Ukrainian, Russian, and American Loyalties

00:08:39 Controversy: Russian vs. Ukrainian Orthodox Churches Explained

00:12:16 Personal Histories: Immigration, Faith, and the Balkan Wars

00:13:31 Debunking Myths: War Crimes and the Faithful in Ukraine

00:16:04 Faith Renewal: Christianity’s Rebirth in Post-Soviet Russia

00:23:09 Money Trail Allegations: Corruption, Ukraine, and US Officials

00:31:30 Orthodox Christianity Rising: America’s Growing Faith Community

Russian Orthodox Church, Ukraine war, Christian persecution, US Congress letter, Orthodox Christianity, Igor Lopatonok

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