Publication of the multi-volume "Orthodox Encyclopedia" (2003-2005)

The meeting of the Supervisory, Trustee and Public Councils for the publication of the Orthodox Encyclopedia under the Chairmanship of Alexy II was held in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on October 3, 2003. Presentation of new editions of the encyclopedia.

Interview with Patriarch Alexy II, Viktor Sadovnichy.

Signing of a cooperation agreement between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Federal Archival Service, following a meeting between Patriarch Alexy II and the head of the archival department Vladimir Kozlov and employees of Rosarkhiv.

Speech by Alexy II. Publication of the collected edition of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" in several volumes.

Address by Alexy II. Interview with Yuri Luzhkov.

Editorial staff of the publishing house "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Computer layout of the issue.

The editors' work on the publication of the next volume.

Pages of the encyclopedia.

Interviews with the editors and compilers of the encyclopedia.

The Patriarch's residence in Chisty Lane.

Reception room.

A folder with documents on the table and a clock.

Meeting of Patriarch Alexy II with the head of the Federal Archival Service (FAS) of Russia Vladimir Kozlov and employees of the department.

Introductory speech of the Patriarch on successful cooperation with the FAS and the publication of the Orthodox Encyclopedia.

Reply by Vladimir Kozlov.

Signing of the Cooperation Agreement.

Presentation of gifts to the Patriarch.

Plans for joint projects are discussed.

Address plan of the residence. (Winter)

Several volumes of the publication.

Meeting on the publication of the multi-volume "Orthodox Encyclopedia" in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow under the chairmanship of Patriarch Alexy II. Presentation of certificates and awards to Yuri Luzhkov, Boris Gryzlov, Yuri Osipov.

Presentation of the seventh alphabetical volume of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Book stands.

The presentation of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" took place in the international center of arts and culture "Dionysius" in Rome.

Representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, headed by Cardinal Walter Kasper, the rector of the Moscow Theological Academy Archbishop Evgeny, the director of the Moscow Kremlin museums Elena Gagarina and others took part in the presentation.

Interview with one of the participants of the presentation.

Volumes of the book edition of the encyclopedia.

Participants of the Bishops' Council at the exhibition-fair organized in the foyer of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

In the stained glass windows there are mitres, church utensils.

The stand of the Orthodox publishing house.

Books from the multi-volume edition "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Presentation of the volumes of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" in Sofia.

Speech by Sergey Kravets, Archbishop Arseny of Istra.

Patriarch of Bulgaria Maxim.

Awards and certificates of the commemorative sign "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Presentation of the 8th volume of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" - a display case with books.

Patriarch Alexy II opens the meeting.

In the presidium are Yuri Luzhkov, Boris Gryzlov.

Information on the recognition of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" as the best encyclopedia of the year at the International Book Fair.

Announcement of the presentation of the certificate of the member of the Supervisory Board: Minister of Science and Education Andrei Fursenko, announcement of the list of the new composition of the public council for the publication of the multi-volume edition.

Speech by Sergei Kravets.

Announcement of A.S. Sokolov as a member of the Supervisory Board of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

As part of the meeting of the Supervisory and Public Councils of the multi-volume publication "Orthodox Encyclopedia" in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, a ceremony was held to present awards and certificates of the commemorative sign "Orthodox Encyclopedia" to political and public figures of Russia.

The following were awarded: Yu.

Luzhkov, F. Biryukov, Yu. K. Bulanov, N. Kvlividze, V. Bochkova, A. Kazaryan and others.

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Trustees and the Public Council for the publication of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" and the presentation of the 8th volume of the multi-volume book edition of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

The meeting was held with the participation of Boris Gryzlov, Yuri Luzhkov, Alexy II. Speech by Patriarch Alexy II. Stands with editions of the books "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Speech by Yuri Luzhkov, Boris Gryzlov.

Presentation of awards.

The Order of Danilo of Moscow (close-up).

The Patriarch's address to the participants of the book fair, in connection with the presentation of the publication "Orthodox Encyclopedia" in France.

Alexy II talks about the idea of the book publication "Orthodox Encyclopedia", about the difficulties that had to be faced during the release of the first volumes.

Round table at the Church Science Center, dedicated to the topic: "Does Church Science Exist?"

A meeting of the Supervisory Board of Trustees and the Public Council in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, in connection with the presentation of the 9th volume of the printed edition of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Among the participants: Boris Gryzlov, Sergey Kravets, Yuri Luzhkov and others.

A book stand with the volumes of the encyclopedia.

Illustrated pages, articles included in the 9th volume.

Speech by Patriarch Alexy II, Yuri Luzhkov.

A multimedia disk with an electronic version of the first volume of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Presentation of the ninth volume of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" in the Sergius Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

The stand presents copies of all published volumes of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Illustrated pages and articles of the ninth volume.

Participants of the meeting of the supervisory board of trustees and the public council.

The corridors before the meeting.

Introductory speech by Patriarch Alexy II. Speech by the head of the church-scientific center and the president of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" foundation: data on financial reporting activities are provided; planned strategy for the future: publication of the following volumes of the encyclopedia, development of electronic publications of the Russian Orthodox Church.

A meeting of the Supervisory Board of Trustees and the Public Council in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, in connection with the presentation of the 9th volume of the printed edition of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Speech by Patriarch Alexy II on the strategic development and main areas of work of the Church Scientific Center (CSC) in 2005-2006; preparation of the electronic version of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" edition, on the planned filming of a 5-part film about the first Christians of Ancient Rome, etc.

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Trustees and the Public Council in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, in connection with the presentation of the 9th volume of the printed edition "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Speeches by Mikhail Shvydkoy, Andrei Fursenko, Yuri Luzhkov, Boris Gryzlov.

Press conference at the end of the 12th meeting of the Supervisory Board of Trustees and the Public Council in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, dedicated to the presentation of the 9th volume of the printed edition "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Speech by Alexy II to the media.

The ninth volume of the edition was presented by Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk.

Ceremony of presenting commemorative certificates and awards, within the framework of the 12th meeting of the Supervisory Board of Trustees and Public Council, dedicated to the publication of the 9th volume of the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

In the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, the Patriarch presents the Order of St.

Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow, to Igor Iliferenko and Viktor Tarasov (Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSCB Intransbank).

A certificate for the "Orthodox Encyclopedia" badge - to Konstantin Titov.

Speech by Yuri Luzhkov.

Luzhkov presents the 5th anniversary badge of the Board of Trustees to B. Kalvovin and K. Titov.

Sergey Kravets talks about the release of the next volume of the Orthodox Encyclopedia.

Illustrations of the issue.

The building of the Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.

The exhibition display includes pages of the encyclopedia.

The Patriarch's passage through the Academy hall.

The speech of Patriarch Alexy II in the Academy hall.

The stand: "Military Themes in the "Orthodox Encyclopedia".

Interview with the Deputy Chief of the Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Federation for Research, Lieutenant General Anatoly Chernysh.