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Medvedev attending Christmas service at Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
MOSCOW, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and
his wife late on Thursday arrived in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral to
attend the Christmas service.
The Russian head of state has a tradition of attending divine services
on holy days. He has been attending Christmas and Easter services at the
Christ the Saviour Cathedral ever since he was first deputy prime minister
and head of the Kremlin administration. Last year, he also attended the
Christmas service.
Today's service is being held by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
Kirill. Some 5,000 people are taking part in the service at the Christ the
Saviour Cathedral.
The service is also being attended by top-ranking Russian government
officials, members of the parliament, and public figures.
.Ukraine's Naftogaz pays over $1 billion for Russian gas supplies of
December.
KIEV, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukraine's state-run company Naftogaz
Ukrainy has paid more than 1.078 billion U.S. dollars to Russia's gas
utility Gazprom for the natural gas consumed in December, Naftogaz' press
service said on Thursday.
The settlements were made based on the gas price of 253 U.S. dollars
per 1,000 cubic meters.
Under a supplement to the basic contract signed between Naftogaz and
Gazprom on April 21, 2010, the gas price is set taking into account a
discount of 100 U.S. dollars per each 1,000 cubic metres of gas. In
November 2010, the Ukrainian company bought 1.043 billion U.S. dollar
worth of Russian gas.
According to the Naftogaz press service, the company has been
fulfilling all of its liabilities to Gazprom and has been paying for the
imported gas in full and in due time.
.Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Nativity of Christ.
MOSCOW, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Orthodoxy celebrates one of
the most important Church holidays, the Nativity of Jesus Christ on
January 7.
According to the traditions of Orthodox believers, Patriarch of Moscow
and All Russia Kirill has sent his Christmas greetings.
"Dear brothers and sisters, on the Christmas holiday we should think
about how much this day means to all of humanity and to each of us. From
time immemorial, people have been seeking answers to questions about the
meaning of life, about salvation, about finding hope. And the birth of
Christ unveils to us the Divine truth. Christ is the very meaning of life,
the salvation and hope for all people and for every person individually,"
said Patriarch said.
"The Greek word "liturgy", which refers to the key church service,
means "collective work". Our entire life must become a liturgy -
collective prayer and collective work to let God's purpose for the world
and for the person come to life. This requires our solidarity with our
brothers and sisters in faith, and also with those who don't yet have God
in their hearts, but like the Evangelical Magi, are on their way," the
Patriarch said.
"We, as Christians, believe and know that through Christ, God truly
entered human history and our life, calling upon people to live by His
law, affirming peace, love and truth," Patriarch Kirill concluded.
Divine services are being held at all Russian Orthodox churches across
the globe. The Russian Orthodox Church has about 30,000 churches and more
than 800 monasteries in 60 countries.
January 7 is celebrated by the Serbian and Georgian Churches, the
Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and the Church of Mount Athos.
The First International Christmas Festival will be held in the period
from January 9 through 23. The festival was organized by internationally
acclaimed Russian violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov and
Metropolitan Illarion Alfeyev, also known as composer.
.Putin attending Christmas service in his parents' village.
TURGINOVO VILLAGE, Tver region, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin attended the Christmas service at the Church of
the Intercession of Our Lady in the village of Turginovo, central Russian
Tver region.
The prime minister was wearing a sweater given to him as a present by
a woman from the settlement of Verkhnyaya Vereya, which was rebuilt after
the summer 2010 wildfires, the government's press service said.
The wooden church in the village of Turginovo was first mentioned in
chronicles of the early 17th century. The church was rebuilt in stone in
mid 18th century. It was here that Putin's parents wedded in 1911,
according to church records found in the Tver archives. Putin's ancestors
lived near the Turginovo villages from the 17th century. His grandmother,
Yelizaveta Alexeevna Shelomova, was buried at the village cemetery.
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his wife late on Thursday arrived in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral to
attend the Christmas service.
The Russian head of state has a tradition of attending divine services
on holy days. He has been attending Christmas and Easter services at the
Christ the Saviour Cathedral ever since he was first deputy prime minister
and head of the Kremlin administration. Last year, he also attended the
Christmas service.
Today's service is being held by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
Kirill. Some 5,000 people are taking part in the service at the Christ the
Saviour Cathedral.
The service is also being attended by top-ranking Russian government
officials, members of the parliament, and public figures.
.Ukraine's Naftogaz pays over $1 billion for Russian gas supplies of
December.
KIEV, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukraine's state-run company Naftogaz
Ukrainy has paid more than 1.078 billion U.S. dollars to Russia's gas
utility Gazprom for the natural gas consumed in December, Naftogaz' press
service said on Thursday.
The settlements were made based on the gas price of 253 U.S. dollars
per 1,000 cubic meters.
Under a supplement to the basic contract signed between Naftogaz and
Gazprom on April 21, 2010, the gas price is set taking into account a
discount of 100 U.S. dollars per each 1,000 cubic metres of gas. In
November 2010, the Ukrainian company bought 1.043 billion U.S. dollar
worth of Russian gas.
According to the Naftogaz press service, the company has been
fulfilling all of its liabilities to Gazprom and has been paying for the
imported gas in full and in due time.
.Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Nativity of Christ.
MOSCOW, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Orthodoxy celebrates one of
the most important Church holidays, the Nativity of Jesus Christ on
January 7.
According to the traditions of Orthodox believers, Patriarch of Moscow
and All Russia Kirill has sent his Christmas greetings.
"Dear brothers and sisters, on the Christmas holiday we should think
about how much this day means to all of humanity and to each of us. From
time immemorial, people have been seeking answers to questions about the
meaning of life, about salvation, about finding hope. And the birth of
Christ unveils to us the Divine truth. Christ is the very meaning of life,
the salvation and hope for all people and for every person individually,"
said Patriarch said.
"The Greek word "liturgy", which refers to the key church service,
means "collective work". Our entire life must become a liturgy -
collective prayer and collective work to let God's purpose for the world
and for the person come to life. This requires our solidarity with our
brothers and sisters in faith, and also with those who don't yet have God
in their hearts, but like the Evangelical Magi, are on their way," the
Patriarch said.
"We, as Christians, believe and know that through Christ, God truly
entered human history and our life, calling upon people to live by His
law, affirming peace, love and truth," Patriarch Kirill concluded.
Divine services are being held at all Russian Orthodox churches across
the globe. The Russian Orthodox Church has about 30,000 churches and more
than 800 monasteries in 60 countries.
January 7 is celebrated by the Serbian and Georgian Churches, the
Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and the Church of Mount Athos.
The First International Christmas Festival will be held in the period
from January 9 through 23. The festival was organized by internationally
acclaimed Russian violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov and
Metropolitan Illarion Alfeyev, also known as composer.
.Putin attending Christmas service in his parents' village.
TURGINOVO VILLAGE, Tver region, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin attended the Christmas service at the Church of
the Intercession of Our Lady in the village of Turginovo, central Russian
Tver region.
The prime minister was wearing a sweater given to him as a present by
a woman from the settlement of Verkhnyaya Vereya, which was rebuilt after
the summer 2010 wildfires, the government's press service said.
The wooden church in the village of Turginovo was first mentioned in
chronicles of the early 17th century. The church was rebuilt in stone in
mid 18th century. It was here that Putin's parents wedded in 1911,
according to church records found in the Tver archives. Putin's ancestors
lived near the Turginovo villages from the 17th century. His grandmother,
Yelizaveta Alexeevna Shelomova, was buried at the village cemetery.
-0-ras
