Russia is Not the Soviet Union Anymore
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Anyone that has ever read 19th century Russian literature could tell you how deep that culture is; they're an extraordinarily romantic culture that learned early on to embrace suffering and tragedy and to prosper the human spirit despite the atrocities visited upon them. Hearty, soulful, resilient, people. Their women are exemplars of intelligence, beauty, grace, and an uncommon stoicism.
I can't say enough about the Russian people. Truly remarkable.
I admire how the majority of Russians are fellow Caucasians who believe in Patriarchal Christian Marriage, are opposed to the Women's Lib, and are just as adamantly Abortion, Anti-Homosexual, Anti-Pedo, and Anti-Trans, as I am. However, they would be pleasing Triune God about 20% more of the way of the Cross Theologically, if they would stop with allowing Women in their Military Marches. The Military Infantry is meant for Men only.
@rocororphan6146 hey natoist, there's a playlist of mine called _"truth" (in Serbian)_ -- check it out and stop being a terrorist supporter
@rocororphan6146you have to understand that, where there is no struggle, there can't be any great Saints or people who uphold Orthodox virtue.
You read Crime and Punishment and you go through Raskolnikov's inner struggle, the people around him are mostly possessed by the same ideas he has, but he still has this inner light which makes him hate people like Svidrigailov. Eventually he finds salvation through his punishment. This is an example of the Russian spirit.
Then you go west and you read The Count of Monte Cristo and Dantes simply goes through life. There's no inner struggle, there's only an outward struggle, only the dungeon and the men who sent him there. Punishment is inverted, one struggles for because of his sins, the other is sinless but struggled because of other people's.
Dantes still goes on to join the same world which sent him in prison, by mingling with smugglers, bandits and elites. There is no struggle in the west, this is why it's in deeper waters now than Russia.
Putinists😅 sounds like Bidenists, Obamaists 😊
@@jamesmaher1989 **natoist (terrorist)*
I get this everytime I bring up orthodoxy to any protestant or catholic, as if Putin inveted it or something lol.
Shut up. That doesn't happen, you liar.
I’m a Roman Catholic and I love Russia. They get a bad rap because of post Cold War fear mongering but their people are wonderful. That said, I do believe that their political process is still being hammered out and they don’t really have the GDP to really bring far flung villages into the fold yet.
@@Anonymousduck161"Hammered out". I see what you did there my friend haha. For sure agree and it's interesting just like the Isreal/Palestine issue to see what people really think.
That just shows that they don’t know there History. As well as the Bible.
@@Anonymousduck161Putin has destroyed the Ukrainian orthodox churches in Russia, not to mention his genocidal war ….only 1% -10% of Russians go to church and listen to Putin appointed clergy
The truth always comes to be known. Russia is no the Soviet Union anymore. Pray for Russia and Ukraine and the UOC. God bless
They taught me in highschool that the last czar Nicholas was an antichrist. In addition l was never taught the horrors of the Bolsheviks. Only that they resisted the autocrat who was similar to the French monarch. And they headed a revolution which sprang another antichrist Joseph Stalin. I then read a rare book written by a Russian writer which described Czar Nicholas as a good and decent extremely religious man of Orthodox faith who was always God fearing and never wanted to ne Czar. A man who put his family God and his nation ahead of himself.
In addition he was surrounded by ill advisors who's evil motives and bad decision policies painted a very unfair picture of Russia's last Czar. Never mentioning the murder of thousands of Christians who would not hold rhe Bolsheviks in a higher regard than Jesus Christ. The atheistic agenda of the Bolsheviks desteoyed many churches in addition to killing many innocent civilians and peasants in addition to the entire Romanov clan. The same was done to all the other countries of the former iron curtain, especially the Orthodox Christians.
Lord have mercy.
My late father in law who was a young white soldier under Czar Nicholas. He saw the crazy red revolution so he and his family escaped to Poland on the foot. He burned his Imperial uniform. It was a horrible war. He passed away in 1970. So glad that all churches were back in Russia.
The most important thing to know about Nicholas is that he was betrayed by his Entente allies, supporting the Revolution.
All other dimensions - decent man and Emperor
@rocororphan6146 nope, unfortunately this info is not on the Russian school programme, which is still holding upon soviet propaganda
Yes, they had this propaganda in my high school in California too.
Amen Father!!
In 2 generations Russia will be a Muslim majority Nation.
Κύριε Ιησού Χριστέ ελέησον τόν κόσμο σου...+
Let's not be deceived by the appearances of religious revival in Russia. I am from Poland, which experienced severe martyrdom not only from the communist Russia but also during their 123-year occupation of Poland (end of 18th till beg. of 20th cent.). I agree, the people of Russia may be religious, but the state itself is still anti-christian.
How is the state anti- Christian when they are promoting Christianity.
How are anti Christian if they are the ones promoting Christianity.
🤣🤣🤣 said the Catholics who killed millions in the name of Jesus
How so? I have my own
opinion but I'd like to hear from your perspective
@@tomekgnuhow is the state anti Christian if they are promoting Christianity.
I own a Russian hat that a sweet Russian artist made, which symbolizes to me the brotherhood/sisterhood that we share with the entire world.
Correct. However, it is still an extremely aggressive expansionist dictatorship who still uses many of the same strategies and structures utilized by the USSR...
So does the US. If we never meddled in Ukrainian politics and affairs, Russia wouldn’t have invaded it. There’s enough blame on both sides not to tar and feather the other.
Lots of similarities to the gerontocratic oligarchy in the US
@@keeganbluegrass uh huh... What makes your statement more funny, is you are serious.
Should US sphere of domination be global? Can the Russian state seize control of a land on its border inhabited by Russian speaking people under violent persecution from a US proxy government, a world away from the US? And at that, a border that was being militarized against Russia when they had been eager to settle with the US for an agreement of neutrality
Nothing wrong with that.
Well said Father. Our political leaders are children and can’t be expected to be rational. They need our prayers and the Lord’s mercy.
Christ died for all ❤if there is anywhere in the world that is causing evil to grow in the world-It is America
In 2 generations Russia will be a Muslim majority Nation.
We aren’t stuck! We have become the communists.
And yet the soviet union is still celebrated as a patriotic figure.
Because it was
With love and respect to father Josiah, I'd say that he is in some sense wrong about what is happening here in Russia. I am from St. Petersburg and I can clearly say that the state, secular and postmodernist, uses the church in it's own agenda, funding the facade ( giving money to built more churches) , but at the same time abusing the true faith with it's ideology, using the church hierarchs. Today's Russia is an extension of Soviet system, that uses postmodernist narratives to fuse it's components into very strange and decietful structure. The USA does it too, but in the other way.
Unfortunately, cannot completely disagree with that. Although, it's quite difficult to meet someone who shares pro-war views at the parish. And I'm from Saint Petersburg too.
@@AliceGlkb Все таки должен сказать, что наш народ не озлобился, несмотря на попытку его мобилизации в отношении ненависти и вражды. Есть конформизм, но это нормальная реакция.
Quite frankly, although you are probably correct, it is no better here in the USA. Probably more secular here tbh.
@@shobudski6776I have no doubt about it. Look at the evils being done to our children en masse, and how we deal with violent criminals in comparison to concerned parents at school board meetings. Truly, we love in a very demonic time here in the USA. I pray that things will get better, but I fully acknowledge that it will probably get worse before that time comes.
Yep, agreed.
The Brzezinski doctrine continually comes back like a zombie. Let us pray that 'his plans perish'.
Thank you Father. Love ya.
God bless you Father
Just ask people in the ex-Soviet Union countries like Ukraine about that subject. Even the Russian church supports that Soviet-style invasion.
soviet style? no, Russia claims to be ussr but Russia is USSR as Ukraine was USSR.
The leader of the Russian Orthodox church gave his blessing to a war where thousands have died. What do you think of this?
Its unknown if his hands are bound or he is a willful puppet in full support of Putin. Overall he will be judged for his actions at the end. All we can do for him is pray.
Patriarch Kirill was referring to John 15:13
He likes Rolex watches
@rocororphan6146not true that was the president of Ukraine did that not Putin ok
Nothing wrong with that wars are a part of life the Russian Orthodox Church did the right thing by supporting their country.
I don't think I get the point. What does the number of churches come in? Does it matter at all what kind of indoctrination the regime uses to keep power?
Its theur leadership that is the issue, but the people are cowed.
It's not just political leadership that does this.
Faith is being restored through Russia I'm home at rocor
Rocor ?
@@karenl.1695Russian Orthodox Church.
@karenl.1695 Outside Russia
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
They are arresting priests
Who? Ukrainians? Yes.
The left hand does not know what the right hand does, but God does.
Exactly... I have to make that point many times.
In this gospel, it teaches us to love and accept our enemies. Do not hold any hatred. Pray for the people who hurt you for He knows the right thing to do. Treat people the way you want to be treated - whether it's an ally or an enemy. Your kindness will be rewarded for you are doing what the Father desires
Our personal enemies yes, but when the enemy opresses your loved ones and your church, it is your duty and obligation to get up and defend it at the cost of your life.
Americans pushed the revolution.
Americans and British pushed the two Christian Empires of Europe, Russia and Austria-Hungary, into a tragic war.
Emperor Nicholas and Emperor Karl were living SAINTS. Killed by communists and atlanticists. Nicholas was martyred.
The United States was literally the chief contributor to the White army. The US controlled more of Russia on behalf of the Whites then the White army or the Bolsheviks did. You people need history in your life. Totally brainwashed I swear.
I hope that this is about Russia’s people and culture and not a fluff piece for Putin
The Russian government allowing civilians to begin the open practice of religion again doesn't absolve them of their still Soviet-style of governing. They're hardly different than the Soviets, heck Putin worked for the KGB. Why do you think Russia is invading former states? Because they view it as their land
the ussr had a very large goverment, thousands of people come from all republics to rule, modern russia, a couple oligharcs say evreything, and the economy is market oriented.
Its not soviet style though, its post modernistic you can argue. But to say its soviet is like saying america still have segregation between races.
So what?? Nothing wrong with that
True words! Greetings from germany!
Truth.
I’ve thought this as well dear Father.
Most russians are still very non religious 40% are ignostic or atheist 30% are spiritual but non practicing 30% identify as orthodox Christians but only 12% go to church regularly, i could be not quiet correct about the percentages.
Russia is lead by a KGB officer…
Yes it is like the Soviet Union.
Well said, as an American. So, so much for that.
So well put.
Lenin wouldn’t mind that he never wanted to be put on display after he died. Just wanted a regular burial.
We have lots of the family of Christ in Russia. Nobody ever mentions how many Christian’s are in Russia
The truth is the truth, well done Father ❤
He never misses.
It is not the Russian people. It is their leadership.
Is not their leadership either.
I Couldn't Agree With Father Josiah Trentham More. It's Really High Time To Get Away From Persecuting 🇷🇺 and Support The Tier One and Only, Holy, Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church In 🇷🇺 and Love and Support Our 🇷🇺 ☦️ Brothers and Sisters In Jesus Christ The Lord. SLAVA ROSSIYA ☦️🕊🕯🙏☦️⛪️🇷🇺🪆‼️
Im with him
Religion did a lot of damage in Russia. Ukraine as well.
Its not country that are bad its human.
Religion brings families and communities together. Strong families and strong communities are the backbone to a strong, productive and prosperous nation.
Look at the destruction of America, how did that happen? We eliminated church going, prayer, morality and now we’re toast, dust, a thing of the past.
We should all be more afraid of our government than any foreign country.
Yes, Russia is no longer the Soviet Union. Fortunately, Russia traded godless communism for Orthodoxy, but let’s be honest here. Having said that, the head of the Russian Orthodox church shakes hands fondly with the strong man head of the Kremlin, unfortunately.
I love Orthodoxy. I love Russia, Russian culture, Russian history, Russian food, Russian music, and the vast, powerful Russian Orthodox faith, but yeah, I have to be true, the above should raise some eyebrows.
if Communism is so bad why does modern Russia still have to reach pre 1991 hdi?
@@alessandramastrorosa4722Russia has and always will be a shit place to live regardless of economic system.
@@susnamedfinger Ussr's hdi was the third largest in 1990.
Yeah ofc i think its still important to be critical of russia's current government. Their many aspects i liked about putin and what he did to the country but their is some where Ill critize. He aint no perfect president.
6% of Russia attends Church Lol
It’s literally run by a former KGB agent 😅
I can love the people of Russia, its their oligarch that I don't like, including our own.
People tend to forget that some of the first people to be persecuted during the communist takeover, and prior, were orthodox christians. In fact, if i recall the history right, there were orthodox priests who held peaceful protests to ask the Tsar for better treatment in that time, before being martyred by military gunfire.
For that they have my respect, despite me leaning protestant in doctrine. In no way should they be considered in the same category as their governments, tsar nor soviet. So I find it weird if people are criticising orthodoxy just because of communism, when orthodox were one of the persecuted groups🤷♂️
Good point about Lenin. Despite claiming to be Orthodox the Russian government seems quite keen to celebrate the godless reds. One wonders why ....
The resurgence of the Orthodox Church after 70 years of aggressive exterminating atheism is truly a remarkable story.I personally believe it is because the church never fully embraced the rationalism of the Enlightenment which kept its core beliefs intact despite intense pressure to curse God and die.Mysticism has always been greater than either Catholicism or Protestantism
Wasn’t the reason Lenin was so harsh on religion was because of what the Orthodox Church in the Russian Empire had done? Hadn’t they turned the Romanovs into religious figures? I mean, Stalin was literally sent to a Siberian death camp by the Russian Empire, so I understand (although Stalin was the one who reconciled with the Orthodox Church). Have I been misled?
So true
Amen!
It’s God our political leadership is fighting with.
Amen
Since Lenin was so bad, why did life suddently get 100 times better after the revolution?
Life is better in a gulag, starving to death or having a bullet lodged in the back of your head.
Reactionary misinformation
@@RSjs25 act- actually um, a book from 2000 ago is more important that rational thinking, DUHHHHHH, long live american freedom to starve in the streets whitout a house, RAHHHHHHH
I wonder why God did not asked the Orthodox Church to consecrate Russia to Him?
I fully agree
If you were at war with them, you wouldn't think the same.
Shouldn't have started it in the first place with a foreign financed and organized coup against the elected president.
The same as anybody at war with anybody.
@@MajorMustang1117 Not true. War falls into two categories, conquest and defense, each with a different purpose. And war cannot be waged under any conditions, there are rules that distinguish us from the rest of the beings on earth. But the aggression of the Russians is outside any rules.
@@MajorMustang1117 Not true. War falls into two categories, conquest and defense, each with a different purpose. And war cannot be waged under any conditions, there are rules that distinguish us from the rest of the beings on earth. But Russia's aggression is outside any rules.
@annca well, I don't believe this war was 100% Russian aggression. Over time, a lot of the really terrible things NATO (specifically the U.S.A, Germany, and Britain) have been doing over there, plus all the CIA operators stationed on the border of Russia doesn't make me feel Russia did this for no reason.
There's a lot more complexities to this war with a lot of unfortunate civilians and young men in the crossfire. Terrible. But I don't think Russia is anymore "wrong" in this war than the Ukraine government.
I'm sure the Russians are great. But perhaps they could stop invading their neighbors. That would probably help with their image problem a lot.
Maybe you should get back your army from all those 900 bases.
@@alxdava2004 But then how will we stop the Russians from invading everybody else?
@@alxdava2004 Our image is already ruined there's no point getting rid of our bases.
Nothing wrong with that.
Wisdom.
Amen 💪🏻🇺🇸☦️
I get it but I’m stuck on why they are being so ruthless and brutal with the Ukraine civilians population in their raising all towns and cities their military comes up to. I do think their are some beautiful people and love they way they worship God. Someone has to put their foot down up there and say, “no more attacks against Ukraine and stop the violence.”
Nothing wrong with that. God never had a problem with war infact he encouraged it on multiple occasions in the Old Testament and not just defense wars but wars of conquest.
Correction,...it's should have said, "Russia is not the Soviet Union anymore". Russia would be a good Political Alli.
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Faith is faith but politics often do not take into consideration what the messiah thought like love thy neighbor for example. Like the messiah said not everyone who says to me lord lord will enter the kingdom of heaven but the one who does my will. So be careful taking someones side just cause they appear to be christian.
And there is the problem..
Is Russia the Soviet Union? No, but that doesn't make Russia an ideal Orthodox state. In some ways, Russian politics has exchanged the sickle and hammer for the cross and not necessarily in a good way. Plus, re-building churches doesn't equal attendance numbers or participation by adherents.
The main religion in Russia is Eastern Orthodox. How many people did it take to rebuild all those churches? There is no ideal Orthodox state and we don't want there to be one because then there would be no place for us imperfect humans in it. Even saints still have to repent and cannot think for a second that they are a saint.
@@LaRevolution0 Missing the point. Just because people rebuild churches doesn't mean they attend them. Just because a bunch of people declare they are Orthodox because it's culturally expected to be one.
I agree
Exactly
People act like the citizens are just as bad as Putin 😣
So you support the NATO's ethnic cleansing of the russian people on their own ancestral land in Ukraine?
Putin is preventing the evil NATO from _"cleansing"_ the inconvenient citizens from ex territories of Ukr
Putin is preventing the evil N A T O from _"cleansing"_ the inconvenient citizens from the demography of ex territories of Ukr
He is preventing the evil NATO from _"cleansing"_ the inconvenient citizens from their own ancestral lands in the ex territories of Ukr
Putin is preventing the evil NATO..
What scares me is that putin want to rebuild the russian empire, and trust me they were nearly as bad as they predecessors, and waaay bigger
Nothing wrong with that
@@RussianOccupier190 it was bigger than the ussr, and had just as bad traits just the west victimised it against the communists
The MIC needs a boogie man to continue to jusify massive military expenses and constantly oversees interventionism
I’m so excited when reading these comments as russian. I always knew that russophobia in the west is over exaggerated in our media. But now I know for sure. Thank you, brothers and sisters, Christ died for us all ✝️☦️✝️
I guess our leaders need villains $$
Well treating Russia as a devil is wrong but there no madness it treating them as a bear. It was always so.
I agree with him
Many of not most of the world atrocities have been committed in the name of god.
Russia isn't the USSR. It's somehow even worse
When you're brainwashed by your media, yes, you come to this conclusion
❤
The Swamp needs a big enemy or two to distract us.
Who run USA and pick the narrative?
People of Eastern Europe disagree 🤪🤷🏼♂️
So, one Pole is now speaking for the whole Eastern Europe entity? Really? Grow up
Eastern Europe will be destroyed by DEI and BlackRock. No true faith will be found there just like in most of America now. They will worship the world.
@@waiki8223 He’s right. Eastern Europe will never forget. Heck, even the Finns who weren’t sucked under the USSR know better than to trust them.
@@frisco61 Yeah, as if you should trust the people who've played tug of war with Russia for the past centuries, lost, got conquered by the Godless USSR, and now cry wolf because they aren't the powers they used to be, and they don't want Russia invading them because: "Mah Grandfather wuz kidnapped and sent to Gulag!"
For example, in the case of Poland, rather than, for example, help the White movement, their Christian brothers, (Not that Deniken made it easy) they just marched in and took land which they conquered from the lands of the Rus, and exited the war at the behest of the British.
@@kalebthehistorian5928In the case of Poles its more complex than that. Even during the Russian Empire period, the Poles experienced assimilation attempts multiple times. Those same whites would come back for them once the civil war was over but then again so would the communists. They took their stuff and bailed.
You are wiseman
Agree, Russia is not our enemy
I'm thinking about leaving America for Russia.
Okay so dose not mean you disrespect them tou guys do not juddahism they do Christianity
This Lutheran has always loved the Russian people and I respect my Orthodox friends. I have been convinced for 25 years that Russia will somehow save European civilization.
All these Russian women pouring water on their see-through shirts on RUclips doesn't count as baptism.
I 👍
Ok Rasputin
Based if Putin wasn’t a kgb officer
I support Russia 🇷🇺
WELL , FR..JOSIAH, FOR ONE OF THE FEW TIMES EVER, I DISAGREE WITH YOU ABOUT SOMETHING::: yes, maybe burning lenin's evil body to ashes might be a good idea, although having his body there as a visual testament to what they did does have some value), although it is SO FULL OF WAX THAT I HAD NO IDEA IF THERE WOULD BE ANY ASHES LEFT, the idea that they should pollute the ocean or its creatures does not appeal to me..
In all seriousness, it might only leave a residue that would have to be buried as hazardous waste..
[ I saw it with my husband in 1985. Dreadful place and experience. Then with a few university student groups. They tried to lie about his body and try to make it look like something that the Orthodox have truly venerated for years in the Holy Relics of Saints. They DID NOT succeed. And the Orthodox knew that best.. I have been blessed to venerate bodies of several saints. The experience is totally different. But these comments i am making are bringing that contrast into my mind in ways i have never thought of before. ]
Bullies an there not quiet about it but I don’t think they take any notice
So Christian of you…..
All these different titles catholic protestant Christian ect ect. Whats the problem? Who’s holier than holy? NO ONE is but Jesus! With all do respect it reminds me of gangs bloods crips ect. Lets be ONE world under God 🤍