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Chronicles of isolated Russia (27)
But no one expected this. While the United States rallied with Ukraine as a victorious democracy in recognizing Russia as an aggressor country, the vile French dealt a double dastardly blow to the straight and honest backs of the bearers of independence and Western values. You already know about one, the Danone company transports 5,000 cows from Europe to the "backward" Tyumen.
Now you will learn about the second meanness of Gerard De Pardier's Motherland. No wonder the handshake journalists and other representatives of the "creative" class spread rot on this impudent face. The twenty-seventh issue of the chronicles of Russia's isolation is on air. Let's get through.
From November 2017, the French authorities will accelerate the process of obtaining a visa for citizens of the Russian Federation up to 48 hours, Consul General of France in Russia Mark Sedi said at a meeting with tour operators. He noted that the acceleration of the visa process with Russia, as well as a number of other countries, is part of the measures of the French authorities to increase the attractiveness of France.
As soon as through the joint efforts of the United States of America, they put Russia, crazy with impunity, in its place, making it as difficult as possible to issue visas to the "American Dream", as it came, what is called zrada, from where they did not expect! Hey, Macron - Petro Poroshenko was trying to scream into the shower can, confusing it with a telephone receiver after the second bottle of whiskey - you are there, a paddling pool, you finally got drunk! Yes, I took a photo with Trump, and I shook Putin's hand and was almost not scared, then I checked the panties myself - why are you spoiling democracy for us, bastard ?! the dream of a shokolod oligarch. And to hysteria, it should be noted, there was a reason - for some reason the isolation of Russia was bursting at the seams. Judge for yourself. Here is another despicable example of double and vile, so to speak, European standards.
In July, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction project, Nord Stream 2 AG, attracted loans from European companies in the amount of 324 million euros. This is stated in the report of Gazprom under IFRS, published on the company's website.
Got it, right? While Angela Merkel calls on Russia to be punished for secret Chechen gay prisons and not to take money from Ukrainians for the transit of Putin's totalitarian gas, the shameful Caudla Frau Chancellor will spill Putin's Gazprom! Moreover, Russia for some reason is not torn to shreds, as promised by friend Obama. It was the third year of sanctions, the third year of Russia's aggression against all normal humanity, and “this country” not only did not die, it also tried to do something, for example, eat decently, although all decent people had long since fled from it!
Chronicles of isolated Russia (27)
The turnover of restaurants, cafes and bars increased by 3.1% - to 117.3 billion rubles compared to last summer (more precisely, from July), Rosstat reported. And then, in July 2016, there was an annual decline of 3.7%. The volume of this market, meanwhile, is not small: 1 trillion 351.9 billion rubles last year.
The only worse news is that in a country where nothing is done except oil and gas, there is every reason to think about an increase in production! Take the unfortunate representatives of the liberal media and the owners of honest bloggers away from the screens. It will be scary now!
Russian industrial enterprises are preparing to expand their staff. This follows from the data of the Industrial Optimism Index of the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy (IEP), which Izvestia got acquainted with. According to them, the balance of the expected headcount for the month with a cleared seasonality in August went into the positive area - up to +4. A month ago, the balance was near zero (+1). The trend towards hiring workers has been registered in the Russian industry for six months, this has not happened either in the "crisis" 2015-2016 years, or in the pre-crisis years 2011-2014, noted Sergei Tsukhlo, the author of the monitoring, head of the laboratory of business surveys at the IEP named after Gaidar.
According to experts, the plans of companies to expand the states are connected with import substitution and state defense orders.
It turned out terrible - if that
Finally, we are starting to publish monologues by representatives of various religions, confessions and cults. And today we give the floor to an Orthodox priest: how do they come to God, what can motivate them to accept ordination, where hell and heaven actually are, and why clouds and hot pans have nothing to do with them, how ordinary priests relate to the Russian Orthodox Church and who is a real Christian.
Father George was born in the Kherson region into a family of simple peasants. In his youth, he spent a lot of time in his father's library, read philosophical literature and asked fundamental questions about the meaning of life, suffering and death. To search for answers, I decided to go to the priest of my village, and stayed to help at the altar. So he decided to become a priest himself. After graduating from a theological seminary in Moscow, he spent a lot of time in missionary wanderings: he served on Sakhalin, in Kirov, in Kazakhstan. Now he serves in a church in the city of Klintsy, Bryansk region.
Father George,
28 years
It's always nice to talk about yourself. I was born in the land where the sun generously warms the earth, and the earth will give birth to many juicy watermelons. This is the Kherson region. My dad has a good library, I read a lot of philosophical literature and already in my youth began to ask fundamental questions. My soul was looking for answers and could not be satisfied with just reading. Then, out of curiosity, I came to talk to the priest of our village. A simple village father was not inclined to talk about metaphysics, instead he unexpectedly invited me to help him at the altar, and I agreed.
I was immediately struck by the depth and beauty of Orthodox worship.
This is how I found myself in the seminary bench at the Moscow Theological Seminary. Then my pastoral path led me to the town of Klintsy, where now I have the happiness to perform my ministry.
I will not be shy, I have a rather rich biography. After the seminary, I expressed a desire to get a missionary experience, and this opportunity presented itself to me - I spent almost a year in the Yuzhno-Sakhalin diocese as an Orthodox missionary, and then some more time in Kazakhstan. He served in the Kirovograd region, then at home. When the Klintsovo diocese was formed, there was a need for personnel. I agreed to come.
Of course, the unstable political situation contributed to such a change of place of service, and during my studies in Moscow Russia became very close to me in spirit. Although, of course, nostalgia often wakes me up at night. So far, there is no way to return to their small homeland. But anything is possible, because I am light on my feet.
Father George
Daily ministry
My day passes like this: I get up, make the necessary preparations - and now I am at the service. It completely absorbs me. In the church, especially in the city, there are always worshipers. I have to confess a lot. On holidays I accept from a hundred or more confessions. In large cathedrals, there are always many priests serving, and each has its own responsibilities. If the temple is compared to a ship, then every employee in it is a member of the crew.
There are days when I don't serve. Then I perform the duties of a priest on duty, to whom any person can even turn to during the day, even during non-service hours, with whom he can talk.
Burnout is a problem for everyone. The support of colleagues and family, a good book and communication with nature give me back my strength.
I remember talking with a young man who suffered from a serious addiction and almost ruined himself, and after a while I accidentally met him healthy and full of strength, he was driving a taxi in which I was traveling. When you see that people are getting help and their lives are changing, that they come and say: "Father, the prayers helped - everything worked out," or that someone managed to overcome some sin and start new life, at such moments you understand that everything is not in vain, and this is the best reward and testimony.
How do I feel about the Russian Orthodox Church? This abbreviation refers primarily to the Church as an organization, and I am a member of it. I feel like a part of it and I cannot be objective, but the same people are in it, and I love them.
The priest is a warrior of Christ, and my credo is not to discuss actions and orders. In this sense, I am a supporter of unquestioning obedience and completely trust the Hierarchy.
The Church respects free will, because "you cannot be lovely by force." If a person decides to change his religion, this is his choice. Religious faith, sincere and conscious, can be safely compared with earthly love for a loved one. If you love, then you don't need anyone else. If he left, then he betrayed. But they don't get stoned for that.
Orthodoxy is faith in the Risen Christ. Easter is the central meaning-forming moment in our faith. I had the opportunity in my father's library to read treatises and other religious movements. I have never seen anything of the kind that I was able to perceive through Orthodox worship and its semantic content, so I can only say that I am happy that I was born in an Orthodox country.
The main goal of life is union with Christ in His Church (the Church in this context is a gathering of believers in the Risen Christ) and the opportunity, already here, on earth, to be a partaker of Eternal Life.
The paths to Orthodoxy are completely varied. The key word here is “vocation”, because Christ has the words: “You did not choose Me, but I chose you” (John 15:16). It's just that at a certain moment you realize that it is yours, that without it you are not you.
The artist does not know why he picks up a brush, while the poet's poems are literally born out of nowhere. But take the pen and the brush away from them, and their lives will be darkened.
Parishioners
During the service
Confession is a Sacrament, it is a meeting of the human soul with God. The priest in this case is only a witness to this mystery, a guide of a person on this path. Basically, those who come to confession know what they came for, and their stories are laconic. But sometimes you need to help a person open up. At such moments, and every priest can confirm this, you feel like an instrument in His hands, and the necessary words come by themselves. Yes, it can be tiring, but no one said it would be easy.
Very often I noticed that after confession I do not remember at all what the person told me, and even when I met his face I did not associate with any sins. The disclosure of confession is a categorical taboo, and unconditional deprivation of dignity is assumed for its violation. About repentance, for example, in murder, I am not obliged to report anywhere, but I must try to convince a person to confess to society in this act.
More and more often you can meet young people in the temple. Each generation has its own questions. If we try to generalize, then everyone, even people who are lost and lost their way, in the depths of their souls strive for goodness and light. That is why the temple is coming, because the soul feels the truth.
When I received my missionary experience, I was simply obedient in this or that distant diocese and did everything that was entrusted to me. And that was already a mission. The Church has a body called the Learning Committee, and it was through its definition and with my consent that I was directed.
The assignments were very varied. I had to sing and read in the choir, be a bell ringer, a photojournalist in the diocesan press service, a prison missionary, a librarian, a Sunday school teacher, and an office worker.
I often had to communicate with prisoners, talk with them. In prisons, the priest is always expected and welcomed. Never had to experience negativity. They were especially warmly welcomed in the women's colonies. This is connected with the female soul, with her sensitivity. They always asked for prayer, asked for literature.
The Lord calls a person to faith in completely different circumstances. It cannot be said unequivocally that grief and difficulty are the catalyst of faith.
Both in sorrow and in joy, a person is able to turn to God. The structure and psychology of a person are such that it is in the test, when he does not have to rely on his own strength, that he realizes the need for help from above. Our people wisely expressed this thought in the words of the proverb: "Until the thunder breaks out, the peasant will not cross himself." This is fine. But it is much more difficult to think about God and raise your eyes to Heaven just when everything is good. Among the holy fathers, there is a division of prayer into supplication and thanksgiving - and so the "quality" of the prayer that is uttered in moments of prosperity is much higher. "Thank God for everything!" - the shortest and most important prayer, because everything that we have in this life is a Gift from God, and we need to thank for it. The believing soul understands this very well.
Age also does not play a decisive role. It's just that in the process of growing and maturing, a person tends to ask questions of meaning. It is also impossible to say what motivates a person in this or that case, there is always a place for mystery.
To be called Orthodox, you need to live according to your faith. An Orthodox Christian in the true sense of the word is someone who can be seen every Sunday in church at the Liturgy. If he does not do this, it means that he is outside the Church and Orthodox Christian is only in name, not in essence.
“There is no longer Jew or Gentile; there is no slave, no free; there is no male or female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus ”(Gal. 3: 28,29). As in public life, within the church community, everyone has a role to play.
Covering the head by a woman is the oldest and most wise rule. We all know what power and effect the beauty of women's hair has on a man, but in the temple it is undesirable to be distracted by earthly feelings, you need to fully focus on prayer. But even if a woman walks into the temple in everyday clothes, I am sure that no one will kick her out.
Prayer at home and prayer in the temple are definitely different prayers.
A Christian cannot imagine himself without a church community. Even when praying at home, pronouncing the words of prayer, we still say "Our Father", not "My Father." This is the essence of Christianity. It consists in assembly, in conciliarity: “So that there is no division in the body, and all members take equal care of each other. Therefore, if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; whether one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it. And you are the body of Christ, but individually you are members ”(1 Corinthians 12: 24-27).
Regardless of how Ulyanovskaya ends her performance in the first round of the first division, with her successes in the matches with Ural and Siberia she has already attracted the attention of specialists, and Sergey Syedyshev, the club's mentor, became one of the heroes of May according to Championship.ru.
- Behind 14 rounds, your team is balancing in the relegation zone, but nevertheless received good press.
Now we are performing in the 5,000-seat arena, which is filled to capacity, and towards the end of the first round we will move to a more spacious stadium, where ice hockey Volga plays in winter.
Yes, we have been successful in a number of matches. Good games were on the road to Domodedovo, where we played against Vityaz, and, of course, it's nice to remember our home victories over Siberia and Ural.
- It is not an easy task to beat the favorites even at home.
- And no one said it would be easy. But it is possible and necessary to play with Ural and Siberia. And to beat them - too.
- Playing defensively?
- I would say it differently: playing carefully first of all. Of course, the class of Ural's players is higher than that of our team, but we knew this and worked very carefully, first of all in defense, not allowing the opponent to create chances at our goal. And we realized our chances in the matches with Sibir and Ural. So our fans were very pleased with these victories.
- Ulyanovsk plays in the first division for the first time in its history. Is this an event for the city?
- Undoubtedly. Now we are performing in the 5,000-seat arena, which is filled to capacity, and towards the end of the first round we will move to a more spacious stadium, where ice hockey Volga plays in winter.
- Will there be more people at the matches?
- If we play well, then, accordingly, the fan will go to our matches. Football in Ulyanovsk is loved and understood.
- For a successful game, you can't do without amplification. Will you add new players to the team during the break?
There were matches in which I really liked the actions of the referee. It was great that Kaliningrad referee Alexander Gvardis took us to court in one of the games.
At least five positions. The fact is that the level of football in the first division is two orders of magnitude higher than in the second league, where we played before. As the level of budgets and salaries of players is higher.
- Many Premier League clubs are happy to rent out young guys from the double. Will you take someone from the elite?
- For now, I can not say it. After all, salaries there are higher than in the first division. And so we have already brought forward Dmitry Golubov to the team, who managed to play for FC Moskva. But in general, we have serious complaints about the attackers. Soon the first round ends, and they have only three goals for three.
- You have been working as a coach of a first division club only for the first season. What new have you learned for yourself?
- Here is a completely different level, and this is manifested in everything. Starting from the distances, when we get to the same Novokuznetsk through Moscow, and ending with the work of the arbitrators. There were matches in which I really liked the actions of the referee. It was great that Kaliningrad referee Alexander Gvardis won us over in one of the games. A number of judges left the most favorable impression. As for me personally, I learned a lot while working at Volga. It remains only to bring this experience to life.