INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
When Father Alexei Volchkov signed an open letter to the Russian government in March 2022 calling for peace and an end to the war in
Some thought I had betrayed them
letter alongside 300 other priests, scholars and preachers, now resides outside of Russia as a result of his anti-war stance.The priest
believes he got off lightly compared to many of his fellow signatories, many of whom have been swept up in a wide-reaching crackdown on
unite and support anti-war Russian priests as well as provide an alternative narrative to the one being put forward by the Russian Orthodox
Church leadership.Father Alexei Volchkov.globus.aquaviva.ruOne such organization, which aims to bring together anti-war Russian, Ukrainian
financial support to priests who have lost their income as a result of their political position
We also want to attract attention
It is important that the public knows about these people and that they exist
This was not just a result of the letter
If the society is democratic, it will be accompanied by a democratic church
