Patriarch Kirill laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden. This was reported on May 8 on the website of the press service of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC).
"If the enemy had achieved victory, the world would have been completely different, the world would have been terrible: a world of dictatorship, a world of violation of all human rights and freedoms. But the most important thing is that it would be a world without Russia," the patriarch told the servicemen after the ceremony.
The Primate congratulated the personnel on the 81st anniversary of the Victory. The event was attended by the military commandant of Moscow, Lieutenant General Evgeny Seleznev, as well as officers and soldiers of the 154th separate commandant's Preobrazhensky Regiment. After laying a wreath, those present honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence to the sounds of the national anthem. The ceremony ended with a solemn march of the honor guard company.
Addressing the bishops and clergy, Patriarch Kirill noted that the country's opponents have always waged a struggle against the Church.
"The Russian Church, the spiritual defender of its people and its Fatherland, has always been in the field of view of enemy forces, who directed various actions to weaken our Church, compromise it, so that it loses its power and its authority among the people," he stressed.
On May 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the leaders and citizens of foreign countries on the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Head of State noted that this day is a day of gratitude to the fathers and grandfathers who fought together on the fields of the Second World War, bringing the long-awaited victory over Nazism closer. The Russian leader also conveyed words of gratitude and congratulations to veterans and home front workers who live in foreign countries.
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