A representative of the Yekaterinburg branch of the VRNS spoke at the Christmas readings in the Serov diocesetranslated

On October 6, 2026, with the blessing of Bishop Feognost of Serov and Krasnoturinsk, the head of the “Historical Enlightenment” direction of the Yekaterinburg branch of the World Russian People’s Council, the head of the department of humanitarian education of the UrFU Scientific Research Center, Candidate of Historical Sciences Alexey Leonidovich Solovyov took part in the diocesan stage of the XXXV International Christmas educational readings dedicated to the topic “Christian teaching about man and the challenges of modern technologies” in the city of Serov.

At the beginning of the day, the historian gave a lecture to students of the Northern Pedagogical College on the topic “The Year of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia.”

And then he made a report at the Plenary session “Historical memory as a factor in preserving the unity of the peoples of Russia.” The speaker showed the audience a retrospective of the history of Russia from the Baptism of Russia to the Special Military Operation and gave examples of the visible presence of God in Russian history.

After the end of the Plenary session, Alexey Leonidovich became co-chairman, together with the head of the youth and missionary departments of the Serov diocese, Priest Simeon Shestakov, of the section “Topical issues of patriotic education of schoolchildren and students...