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Video clip from a Russian Orthodox Church Easter service
Today is the day that Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. From Russia Blog to all of our readers around the world, Happy Easter and best wishes for the spring and summer of 2008!
Click here to read the post "Easter in a Russian Town". For a recipe to make kuhlich, a traditional Russian Easter cake, click here (just don't scrimp on the powdered cane sugar, even if you've been told that it does not exist in Russia!).
A Russian Orthodox Easter service in San Francisco, California
Click here to read a post from Easter 2007, including translations of traditional chants from Russian to English and more videos from Orthodox Easter services.
A Russia Today TV video showing cooks in the Kremlin preparing kuhlich
Unlike at the Vatican, respect for life and multi faith approaches to (including respect for non-believers) solving human issues, would seem to be alive and well in Russia today!