December

We publish the paper, presented by Irina Papkova (Georgetown University) on American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS) in Washington DC in November, 2006. The paper is long enough and includes many footnotes, so we publish it in Word format (120 Kb). Browse or download the article.

A long-standing conflict around Basic Orthodox Culture (BOC) courses in secondary schools is a focal issue in relationships between the Russian Orthodox Church and the government.
On 27 November, 2006 a joint meeting of three Public Chamber commissions was held in Moscow.
The meeting adopted a resolution on the issue, later changed by the Board of the Chamber.
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