The Patriarch of Moscow, Alexei II, has died at the age of 79. Although his years as Patriarch have often been controversial, I have always felt he was lambasted for far too many things, and that he tried, the best he could, to be a faithful leader of his ailing flock.
Vičnaja pamjat’, vičnaja pamjat’, blaženny pokoj; vičnaja pamjat’
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