Conference "The role of the patriarchate in the history of Russia" (2005)

Participants of the conference in the foyer before starting work.

Sisters of Mercy.

Memorable sign of the conference.

Presidium: Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna, Patriarch Alexy II, Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsk, Clement, Archbishop of Vereisky Evgeny, Metropolitan St.

Petersburg and Ladoga Vladimir, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, RAS President Yuri Osipov.

Speaker: Vladyka Yuvenaly.

Speech of Patriarch Alexy II on the tasks of the forum, on the productive interaction of the church and secular authorities.

Address by Patriarch Alexy II.

Yuri Osipov presents the patriarch with flowers.

Speech by Yuri Luzhkov.

Participants of the conference in the hall: sisters of mercy, representatives of the clergy.

The Russian Academy of Sciences hosted the conference "The Role of the Patriarchate in the History of Russia", dedicated to the upcoming 15th anniversary of the enthronement of Alexy II.

In the foyer there is a portrait of the Holy One.

The auditorium of the RAS, the name of the conference (large).

Address by Patriarch Alexy II.