RUSSIAN NAMES FOR WORKING S List of female and male names RUSSIAN NAMES Male & Female, with meanings RUSSIAN BABY NAMES Full and reduced forms of the names, origin, meaning, popularity in Russia nowadays
A mantle (Greek: μανδύας, translit. mandyas; Church Slavonic: мантия, mantiya) is an ecclesiastical garment in the form of a very full cape that extends to the floor, joined at the neck, that is worn over the outer garments. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic churches, the mantle is a monastic garment worn by bishops, …
Meanings and Origins of Female Russian Names. 1] [2 ] ADELA DA (Аделаи́да): Russian form of Old High German Adalhaid, meaning “noble sort.”; AFANASIIA (Афана́сия): Feminine form of Russian Afanasii, meaning “immortal.”; AGAFIA (Ага́фья): Russian form of Latin Agatha, meaning “good.”
Last time in the Russian-language Internet, a whole campaign was conducted to discredit the miracle of the Holy Fire. The fundamental idea of these “exposés” is that purportedly there are Orthodox who themselves deny the genuineness of this miracle but at the same time continue to “dupe simple, ingenuous people.” What arguments are offered to …
Greece, politics, history, leaders. Note: Greek names are listed (some with notes) using a modified Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT) 743 romanization system. Dates for Greek records before 1822 are given according to Old Style (Julian) calendar, and after according to New Style (Gregorian) calendar.
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Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends (Greek: Φιλική Εταιρεία or Εταιρεία των Φιλικών) was a secret 19th-century organization whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent Greek state. Society members were mainly Phanariot Greeks from Russia, Serbs, and local chieftains from Greece.
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Russia Index: Chronology c.862 Grand Principality of Rus’ (later referred to as