Premiere of a documentary film about St. Alexis of Moscow on the Soyuz TV channeltranslated

On October 18, the Soyuz TV channel will premiere a new documentary film from the series “Faces of Rus'”, dedicated to St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus', Wonderworker. The film was produced by the studio “Faces of Rus'”, which since July 2020 has been working on the basis of the Moscow representative office of the Orthodox television company “Soyuz”. The new film tells about the key milestones in the life of the saint and his influence on Russian history. Viewers will learn how Metropolitan Alexy influenced the formation of the blessed prince Dimitry Donskoy, what role he played in the fate of the passion-bearer emperor Nicholas II, as well as in the work of the Rev. Andrei Rublev and the icon painter Dionysius. The film's filming geography covers Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Astrakhan and Leningrad regions. Part of the filming process took place on the territory of the city of Samara, whose heavenly patron is St. Alexy. The film covers in detail his role in the founding of the Samara region. Source: https://vk.ru/wall-215367326_1066