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Relics, prayers for Putin and nationalists: how religious processions took place in Russia

During the week, from September 6 to September 12, four large Orthodox religious processions took place in Moscow, Irkutsk, Elista and St. Petersburg, which, according to official data, together attracted more than 200 thousand people. Along with the clergy, believers and government officials, nationalist and far-right organizations took part in the processions. They were especially visible in Moscow and St. Petersburg, where they formed separate columns and called on supporters to join the events in advance. Tsargrad, associated with businessman Konstantin Malofeev, called the Moscow procession the “Russian March.” During the religious procession itself, Patriarch Kirill called for prayer “for our Orthodox President” and “for our army,” says The Insider.

Moscow: “not just a religious procession, but a real Russian march”

The first of four large processions took place on September 6 in Moscow. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, about 100 thousand people took part in it. The procession from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior to the Novodevichy Convent was led by Patriarch Kirill. During the procession they carried the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, the Moscow Icon...