The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civilised ...

Moscow Patriarch Kirill accused the West of "hating" Russia because it represents "an alternative path of civilizational development." He made the comments during the celebration of the Christmas Mass ...

World War I had a catastrophic impact on Russia, forcing its withdrawal before the conflict ended, resulting in significant ...

Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7, following the Julian calendar. This highlights historical resistance to the Gregorian calendar, creating the distinction between "Old Christmas ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Christmas ... after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin levelled it in the 1930s. The West was in moral collapse, he said, but Russia showed the world how to ...