Metropolitan Evgeniy met with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko and LDPR leader Leonid Eduardovich Slutskytranslated

Today, September 14, 2026, at the Church-Monument on the Blood, a meeting was held between Metropolitan Ekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeniy with Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko and leader of the LDPR Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky.

The visit of honorary guests to Yekaterinburg takes place as part of the International Youth Festival. Visiting the capital of the Urals, Dmitry Nikolaevich and Leonid Eduardovich come not for the first time to pray at the church, erected on the site of the “transition to the Kingdom of Heaven of the Holy Royal Family.”

Today, the distinguished guests prayed together with the head of the Yekaterinburg Metropolis and the clergy of the church in front of the altar at the site of the martyrdom of the holy Royal Passion-Bearers and venerated the shrines.

Guests also visited the street photo exhibition “Life in Service”, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of His Holiness the Patriarch, and also walked along a model of a chimney dedicated to the heroic Operation Flow.

Let us remind you that the International Youth Festival is taking place in the Ural capital from September 11 to 17, 2026. The forum brought together 10 thousand participants from 191 countries. During the week, young leaders from around the world will exchange ideas,...