The figurine of St. Catherine was awarded to the winner of the special program of the Rossiya Film Festivaltranslated

The winner of the special program “Eternal Values: Films of Spiritual Understanding” of the “Russia” Film Festival, held in the Tsarsky Center from October 1 to 5, 2026, was the film “But We Stay Here” by the Spaso-Evdokievsky Church in Kazan. The award is a figurine of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine, the patroness of our city, specially prepared together with schoolchildren from Lyceum No. 110 named after. OK. Grishina of the city of Yekaterinburg, was presented by the chairman of the jury of the Tsarsky Center, rector of the church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God "Port Arthur" in the city of Yekaterinburg, Priest Andrei Shchukin.

The award ceremony took place on October 5, 2026 during the closing of the XXXVII Rossiya Documentary Film Festival.

The documentary directors of the winning film were Olga Pavlova and Anastasia Kozlova. Their work is dedicated to the fate of the priest Nikolai Elansky, whose name was found in the village of Derzhavino. Having become Bishop Theophan, he went through the tragic trials of the revolution, camps and exile. The film combines archival documents, local history research and personal stories, demonstrating the inextricable connection between past and present, as well as the power of human loyalty.

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