Russia work volunteer trip at Russian Orphanage no. 8 in Moscow (Internat 8)
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My Volunteer Work Trip to Russia with 
led by Rev. Daniel T. Earnhardt, United Methodist Church, Carrboro NC
May 20 to June 1, 1998 at Orphanage (Internat) no. 8 in Moscow
© Hugh D. Cox 1998
For more information on Peacework, link to: 
http://www.peacework.org -- linked with permission of Dr. (and Rev.) Steven Darr
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Reflections on travel to Russia
Will Russia Survive
Human Rights in Russia
Moscow Orphanage No. 8
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Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Sergyev Possad Monastary
Related Web Sites

Washington Post article
 on Internat No. 8
 dated August 15, 1999

 

(All photos taken by Hugh D. Cox with Sony FD7 digital camera or scanned Pentax 35 mm SLR prints. All rights reserved. © 1998 by Hugh D. Cox)

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Church of Saints Peter and Paul where all Tsars are buried. On July 17, 1998, Tsar Nicholas the Second, his wife and three children were buried within the Church in a historical ceremony attended by President Boris Yeltsin. The Russian Orthodox Church clergy downplayed the event because of distrust of testing used in identification. Recent events within Russia allowed the discovery of the Tsar's remains and those of his family where they were secretly murdered in the Ural Mountains on July 17, 1918. Hear the NRP segment on "Morning Edition" on July 16, 1998. See link: http://www.npr.org/programs/
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The highly acclaimed Russian film, Alexander Nevsky, used this scene as the backdrop for relating the history of the 1252 A.D. defeat of the Tartars and Germanic knights by Russians. Filmed in 1938 as anti-nazi propaganda, Russians wanted to send a clear message. This Orthodox cathedral site was the location of   feudal interests uniting into a Russian identity to repel foreign invaders. The film is sometimes shown on cable in the USA.
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The Summer Palace outside Saint Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland.
The PBS series of three videotapes, "The Face of Russia" is available from PBS for $79.95 plus s&h by telephoning 1 (800) 645-4PBS