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Moscow turns ownership of public monasteries over to Orthodox Church

By Alliance Alert

The Christian Science Monitor: "The stunning 16th-century fortified convent of Novodevichy, a pearl of Russian architecture nestled in a broad bend of the Moskva River about three miles from the Kremlin, is at the heart of a tense battle . . . 'Novodevichy is an outstanding historical monument, and it should be left to professionals to preserve it,' says Alexei Lebedev, with the Institute of Cultural Studies in Moscow, which is run by the Ministry of Culture. 'This process of "demuseumification" that's going on now is a sign of serious social illness. The church is not an institution dedicated to preserving the heritage of history and culture, it has a different mission. It's not going to be their keeper, and that's a potential tragedy.'"

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on May 28, 2010 (boomark / email).