Vladimir Putin met with Ali Khamenei

President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with Supreme Leader and spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during his working visit to Iran.

Vladimir Putin with Supreme Leader and spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The conversation took place after the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. 

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Vladimir Putin and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Islamic Republic of Iran.

Russian President with Supreme Leader and spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Vladimir Putin and spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Visit to Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kronstadt.

Vladimir Putin visited the Stavropegial Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kronstadt accompanied by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Vladimir Putin visited to the Naval Cathedral of St Nicholas in Kronstadt.

The President toured the cathedral and spoke with sailors and Kronstadt residents there.

Ahead of Navy Day, on July 27, a shrine with the relics of Saint Blessed Warrior Fyodor Ushakov was brought to the cathedral from the Sanaksar Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God. This year marks the bicentenary of Ushakov’s demise. The President came up to kiss the relics of Admiral Ushakov and Apostle Andrew the First-Called.

Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt.

The Stavropegial Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas was laid down in the fortress city of Kronstadt after Emperor Nicholas II’s 1903 decree in honor of the bicentenary of the Russian Navy and was blessed in Royal presence in 1913. In 1929 the Cathedral was closed down and pillaged. In 2002, Alexis II, the Holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, blessed the resurrection of the Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt. Restoration works ran through the spring of 2013. The grand blessing of the cathedral was conducted on May 28, 2013 by His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. The abbot of the cathedral is Archimandrite Alexei Ganzhin. The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is protected by the state.

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Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kronstadt.

Vladimir Putin with Kronstadt residents after visiting the Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas.

Vladimir Putin with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Visit to the Naval Cathedral of St Nicholas in Kronstadt. With Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Vladimir Putin in the Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kronstadt.

Vladimir Putin visited Konevsky Monastery

Vladimir Putin visited Konevsky Monastery on Lake Ladoga.

Vladimir Putin visited Konevsky Monastery.

During his visit to Konevets Island on Lake Ladoga, Vladimir Putin was briefed on the large-scale project to restore the Konevsky Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery and met with representatives of the Vyborg Diocese.

In particular, Father Sergius told the President about the activity of the drug rehabilitation center he established several years ago, which accepts not only Russians but also citizens of other countries.

Russian President in Konevsky Monastery.

Previously, the center worked in close contact with the Federal Drug Control Service (the service was abolished in accordance with the Presidential Executive Order of April 5, 2016, which transferred its functions to the Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate for Drug Control). Members of the clergy asked the President to help establish cooperation with the agency following its reorganization.

Vladimir Putin discussed the matter over the phone with Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and issued the necessary instructions, emphasizing the great importance of rehabilitating addicts and fighting drug addiction, as well as the importance of cooperation between NGOs and the ministry in this context.

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Vladimir Putin in Church.

Visit to Konevsky Monastery.

Vladimir Putin in Konevsky Monastery.

Vladimir Putin on Lake Ladoga in Konevsky Monastery.

Vladimir Putin and Father Sergius.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visit to Konevsky Monastery.

Vladimir Putin visited Valaam.

The President visited the Transfiguration of the Savior Patriarchal Monastery on Valaam on the day celebrating the memory of Saints Sergius and German, the Valaam Miracle Workers.

The Transfiguration of the Savior Patriarchal Monastery on Valaam.

Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia attended a service celebrating the memory of Saints Sergio's and German. They continued their conversation after the service.

The Transfiguration of the Savior Patriarchal Monastery on Valaam is among the most highly respected in Russia. Every year, over 100,000 pilgrims and tourists visit this monastery located on Valaam Island in the north of Lake Ladoga.

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Vladimir Putin with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Visiting the Transfiguration of the Savior Patriarchal Monastery on Valaam. With Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Putin met with Chairman of Russian Muslims Talgat Tadzhuddin

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Central Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Russia and Chief Mufti of Russia Talgat Tadzhuddin.

Russian President with Chairman of Central Spiritual Directorate of Russian Muslims Talgat Tadzhuddin.

They discussed current issues of the Muslim community. The meeting was held following regular communication between Russian President and representatives of Russian religious faiths.

Link: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54083

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Vladimir Putin and Chairman of Central Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Russia.

Chairman of Central Spiritual Directorate of Russian Muslims.

Meeting with Metropolitan Kornily of Moscow and All Russia.

President Putin met with Metropolitan Kornily of Moscow and All Russia of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church.

Vladimir Putin with Metropolitan Kornily of Moscow and All Russia of Old-Rite Russian Orthodox Church.

The discussion focused on matters related to the life of the Old-Rite Church, its activity and prospects for its development.

Link: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54054

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Russian President with Metropolitan Kornily of Moscow and All Russia of Old-Rite Russian Orthodox Church.

President Putin with Metropolitan Kornily of Moscow and All Russia of Old-Rite Russian Orthodox Church.

Metropolitan Kornily of Moscow and All Russia of Old-Rite Russian Orthodox Church.