@Komnene@cawfee.club This post goes hard. @moffintosh@mastodon.cloud
@Hyolobrika @moffintosh
> Russia upholds Christianity
Why did he accompany that with a Renaissance-era painting by an Italian artist, not with a photo of recently erected temple of war near Moscow with frescoes of Pooteen? π€
https://jam-news.net/moscow-church-decorated-with-mosaics-featuring-putin-and-stalin-/
@Hyolobrika @moffintosh
Oh my, today a man was killed with a lightning strike in the vicinity of this abomination βΒ two more people injured.
Divine retribution? I'm this close to becoming a believer π±
@Hyolobrika @moffintosh
He did, but he backed down on it in the wake of WW2! There he is depicted on a fresco dedicated to WW2 on flags only βΒ still controversial, but TBH not as bad as it could be π
To me the depiction of officials, many of whom still occupy their offices, and events from less than a decade ago as historical seems way more controversial, same as the idea of temple of war itself.
They also keep Hitler's hat either in the cathedral itself or in the museum nearby π€¦
@Hyolobrika @moffintosh
My point was that it's not "preserving Chrisitanity" in the slightest, it's obvious they have a religion of their own and it's rather exploiting Christianity.
I know a few people who are Orthodox and who have been there inside that cathedral and did not feel comfortable β the atmosphere is gloomy-oppessive.
It's truly perverse how they attempt to incorporate elements of Soviet history, Christian aesthetics (but not essence!) and present that as traditional values.
@Hyolobrika @moffintosh
No idea, most probably a WW2-era trophy from some museum, why did they put that thing on display in the cathedral βΒ who the fuck knows? π€―
From what I know β this is perceived as weird even by the most devout "patriots".
The Wikipedia article mentions this in the "Controversies" section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Cathedral_of_the_Russian_Armed_Forces#Controversies