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Russian icons

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The ambivalence of the soviet authorities towards the art and artifacts of the Orthodox Church throughout the 50s and 60s is even more apparent in relation to icons. These religious paintings have always held a personal spiritual significance for believers in Russia and some have been the objects of public veneration at a local or […]

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