Russia inaugurated on Sunday a huge new cathedral dedicated to its armed forces that had caused controversy over initial plans to decorate its interior with mosaics depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Soviet-era leader Joseph Stalin.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov attend a service consecrating the new Resurrection of Christ Cathedral, the main Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces, outside Moscow, Russia June 14, 2020.
At a ceremony attended by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and military and church officials, Patriarch Kirill, head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, thanked Putin and Shoigu for helping to get the cathedral built.Originally, the new cathedral was meant to include a mosaic of Putin and Shoigu demonstrating their support for Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
The Church dropped the planned mosaics in line with “the wishes of the head of state”, a priest told Interfax news agency last month. The Kremlin said Putin felt it was too early to celebrate the accomplishments of Russia’s current leadership.
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