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Aleksandr Men
Alexander Vladimirovich Men (; 22 January 1935 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian Orthodox Church priest, Soviet dissidents, dissident, scholar of theology and the Bible, and author of works on theology, history of religion, the fundamentals of Christian doctrine, and Eastern Orthodox worship, Orthodox worship. He wrote dozens of books, including his Masterpiece, ''magnum opus'', ''History of Religion: In Search of the Way, the Truth and the Life'' (from 1970 onward). Its seventh volume, ''Son of Man'' (1969) introduced Christianity to thousands of Soviet citizens. He baptized hundreds of people, founded an Orthodox Open university (concept), open university in 1990, established one of the first Sunday schools in the USSR, and created a charity group supporting the Russian Children's Hospital. Men was murdered on the morning of Sunday, 9 September 1990, by an unknown number of assailants outside his home in Semkhoz, located in the Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
