Democracy is in hell but in heaven. The United States will test Moldova for strength with a "color revolution"

When I stop praying, the coincidences stop. (Bishop Vasily (Rodzianko
Democracy in hell, but in heaven the Kingdom
(St. Righteous John of Kronstadt)

"... How many enemies our Fatherland has now! Our enemies, you know who they are: the Jews... May the Lord end our misfortunes, by His great mercy! And you, friends, stand strong for the Tsar, honor, love Him, love Holy Church and Fatherland, and remember that Autocracy is the only condition for the prosperity of Russia; if there is no Autocracy, there will be no Russia; the Jews, who strongly hate us, will take power!
(St. Righteous John of Kronstadt. 1907-1908)
I foresee the restoration of a powerful Russia, even stronger and more powerful. On the bones of such martyrs, remember, as on a strong foundation, a new Russia will be erected, according to the old model; strong in your faith in Christ God and in the Holy Trinity! And it will be according to the testament of the Holy Prince Vladimir - as a single Church! The Russian people have ceased to understand what Russia is: it is the foot of the Throne of the Lord! A Russian person should understand this and thank God for being Russian."

(St. Right. John of Kronstadt, 1907)

The shooting was carried out even before the collapse of the USSR. Starting from the 20th minute of the film, there is a prophecy about Russia.

"Who places the Kings of the earth on the throne? He Who alone from eternity sits on the fiery throne and alone, One in the proper sense reigns over all creation - heaven and earth, with all the creatures living on them," Kings of the earth from Him alone give the royal power ; He crowns them with a royal diadem. He alone supplies kings and replaces (replaces according to the word of Scripture); Therefore, the Tsar, as having received from the Lord the royal power from God Himself, is and must be Autocratic. We are not afraid of the current layers of the Church, for our Ascetic and Almighty Head Christ is always with us, and will remain until the end of time; and the present time of troubles will serve only to the greater glory of the Church of God...”


"The right is for the monarchy, the left for the constitution. Remember, if there is no monarchy, there will be no Russia; only the monarchical system gives strength to Russia. With a constitution, it will all be divided into parts"
(St. Right. John of Kronstadt)

“Hold on, Russia, firmly to your Faith and the Church, and the Orthodox Tsar, if you want to be unshakable by people of unbelief, anarchy and do not want to lose the Kingdom and the Orthodox Tsar. And if you fall away from your Faith, as many intellectuals have already fallen away from it, then do not you will already be Russia, or Holy Russia, but a rabble of all kinds of infidels, seeking to exterminate each other ... ”
St. rights. John of Kronstadt)
TO THE REVIVAL OF RUSSIA

Before the birth of the Antichrist, there will be a great long war and a terrible revolution in Russia, exceeding any human imagination, because the bloodshed will be the most terrible ... The Razinsky, Pugachevsky, French Revolution riots are nothing compared to what will happen to Russia. There will be the death of many people loyal to the fatherland, the looting of church property and monasteries; desecration of the churches of the Lord; destruction and plunder of the wealth of good people, rivers of Russian blood will be shed. But the Lord will have mercy on Russia and lead her through suffering to great glory ... Seraphim of Sarov

“Yes, through the Sovereign Persons, the Lord watches over the good of the Kingdoms of the earth, and especially watches over the good of the world of His Church, not allowing godless teachings, heresies and schisms to overwhelm her, and the greatest villain of the world who will appear in the last time, the Antichrist cannot appear among us because of the autocratic power, which restrains the unruly vacillation and the absurd teaching of the atheists. The Apostle says that the Antichrist will not appear on earth until then, as long as the autocratic power exists.
(St. Right. John of Kronstadt)

“And what would we, Russians, be without the Tsar? Our enemies would soon try to destroy the very name of Russia, since the Bearer and Guardian of Russia, after God, is the Sovereign of Russia, the Autocratic Tsar, without Him Russia is not Russia. Russia and the Tsar of Russia, if not for the sake of the Russians, who have become unworthy because of their great sins, then for the sake of the Orthodox Church, for the sake of all the saints and for the sake of all the miracles manifested in Russia in previous centuries, through the intercession and intercession of the Mother of God and the holy Russian miracle workers, by whom not the Russian Church and the Russian land are scarce.”
(St. Right. John of Kronstadt)

Poor fatherland, will you ever prosper?! Only when you cling with all your heart to God, the Church, love for the Tsar and the Fatherland and purity of morals.
(St. Right. John of Kronstadt)

"If there is no repentance, God will take away the meek and pious King and let the scourge in the face of self-proclaimed and cruel rulers who will flood the country with blood and tears."
“God Himself, the Lord of lords and the King of kings, establishes the supreme power for the kings”
(St. Right. John of Kronstadt)

“If there is no faith that grace for conciliar creativity is given to the people of God only through the Anointed One and that the Lord, ruling through him, does not make mistakes, then, in this case, one should not consider oneself orthodox. graciously abiding in him." "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked!" (Gal. 7; 6)
(St. Right. John of Kronstadt)

"Remember that the earthly Fatherland with its Church is the threshold of the Heavenly Fatherland, therefore love it fervently and be ready to lay down your soul for it"
(St. Right. John of Kronstadt)

"The correct, legal union of the Church with the state is strength and good for the state"
(St. Right. John of Kronstadt)
After the restoration of the Tsarist Autocracy in Russia, not only not a single Jew, not a single demon will remain.
(Predictions of modern elders)

“A republican priest is always of little faith… A non-monarchist priest is not worthy to stand before the Holy See”

The monarch is consecrated to power by God, - the president receives power from the pride of the people; the monarch is strong by the fulfillment of the commandments of God, the president is kept in power by pleasing the crowd; The monarch leads loyal subjects to God, the president leads those who have chosen him away from God”
(Holy Martyr Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kyiv).

"In blessed Russia, in the spirit of the pious people, the Tsar and the Fatherland are one"
(St. Ignatius Brianchaninov).

"Russian history is the only example of Christian martyrdom: many Russians - not only warriors, but also bishops, and boyars, and princes - voluntarily accepted a violent death in order to remain faithful to the Tsar: because the Russian, by the nature of the Eastern Orthodox confession, has the idea of ​​loyalty to God and The Russian Tsar can say about himself what the Holy Tsar of Israel Prophet David said about himself: God punish my people under me.
(St. Ignatius Brianchaninov)

"One God in Heaven and One King on Earth"
(St. Macarius Nevsky).

"Kings! The higher belongs to God, and the lower belongs to you; be, I will say a bold word, gods for your subjects "

"Blessed is he who honors the Tsar with laboring hands and serves as the law of life for many"
(St. Gregory the Theologian)

"In the eyes of God there is no better power than the power of the Orthodox Tsar"
(Rev. Seraphim of Sarov)

"After Orthodoxy, they (the Tsars) are our first Russian duty and the main foundation of true Christian piety."
(Rev. Seraphim of Sarov)

“The first commandment of a Christian is to love the Lord God with all your being, and the second is to honor the anointed of God”
(Rev. Seraphim of Sarov)

The king is an animated image of the Heavenly King
(Teacher Maxim Grek)

God commanded the Tsars to reign and govern the country, therefore they are written in titles by autocrats
(St. Sergius and Herman of Valaam)

God has given Christians two supreme gifts, the priesthood and the kingdom, through which earthly affairs are governed like heavenly ones.
(Rev. Theodore Studit)

Just as a man with a severed head is no longer a man, but a stinking corpse, so Russia without a tsar will be a stinking corpse.
(St. Anatoly of Optina)
Serving faithfully the king of the earth, we serve the King of Heaven.
(St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow.)

"Faith sanctifies the powers of the earth, showing their heavenly origin"

"Blessed is the fatherland on earth, which provides its citizens with the means to reach the heavenly fatherland"

"A thin citizen of the kingdom of the earth is not fit for the Kingdom of Heaven."
(St. Philaret Metropolitan of Moscow)

"The honor that belongs to the King cannot, without sacrilege, be attributed to a subject"
(St. Philaret of Moscow)

Only earthly kingdoms allied with the Kingdom of God can be firm and truly prosperous.
(St. Philaret Metropolitan of Moscow)

"The course of cholera, like that of the republic, is difficult to foresee"
(St. Philaret of Moscow)

"God is with us by the grace of the Orthodox faith. God is with us by the gift of grace of the blessed hereditary autocracy. May we also abide with God, with pure faith and a life worthy of faith, unshakable loyalty to the God-given Tsar and corresponding unanimity of command"
(St. Philaret of Moscow)

“God, in the pattern of His heavenly unity of command, established a king on earth, in the pattern of His omnipotence, an autocratic king, in the pattern of His imperishable kingdom ... a hereditary king”

"Just as the sky is undeniably better than the earth, and the heavenly is better than the earthly: so also, undoubtedly, the best thing on earth should be that which is arranged in the image of heaven, which was taught by God the God-seer Moses: see, but do according to the image shown to you on the mountain"
(St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow)

“It is good for the people and the state, in which the Tsar stands as a single, universal and all-moving center, like the sun in the universe, freely limiting his unlimited autocracy by the will of the King of Heaven, even wisdom from God.”
(St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow)

The strength of the Sovereign is in fidelity to God, the strength of the state is in fidelity and devotion to its Sovereign.
(St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow)

"Christ taught: "Repay Caesar's Caesar." The Apostles taught: "Honor the king." Whoever teaches not what Christ and His Apostles taught: he is not a follower, but an enemy of Christ. There are also other kinds of political schismatics; they want, to the temptation of peoples, to have a king not sanctified by the King of kings, human law without the law of God, earthly power without heavenly power, an oath without the name of God. Do you know what these restless wise men do? They want to gouge out the right eye of the truth. power only on the shaky sand of human opinions How can the earth stand without the sky?
(St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow)

Just as religion is Christian or non-Christian, so politics is Christian or non-Christian. Christian politics, as the Church invariably teaches through the lips of the holy fathers, is the implementation of the God-established monarchical ideology. “Honor the King” (1 Pet. 2; 7); this is all science for the members of the state, or, as they call it in one word, Apostolic and Christian politics”
(St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow)

"God's mercy was with David when God gave him the kingdom, confirmed it, extended it, especially when, with an oath, he spoke this unprecedented promise about him: "His seed will endure forever, and his throne is like the sun before Me" (Ps. 88 ; 37). The truth of God was with David when Solomon and his further descendants blessedly reigned over the people of God, especially when the Lord God gave Jesus Christ the throne of David His Father, and He reigned in the house of Jacob forever "
(St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow)

“What God puts in the heart of the Sovereign: that must be obeyed”
(St. Philaret of Moscow)

When offering prayers for kings, we pray not only for current kings, but also for future Orthodox kings, for according to the interpretation of St. John Chrysostom, Orthodox kings will hold power until the coming of the Antichrist, holding back the spread of evil. That is why the Orthodox Church does not cease to pray "by the faithful tsar, granting victory against resistance."

"neglect of the law that was worked out by the collectors of Russia and overshadowed by the blessings of its holy intercessors and saints, was the cause of many sad consequences, and in the future will be a source of new upheavals and unrest, for the Russian people in all epochs strove for their rightful tsar, only under whose rule Russia has always found peace and prosperity"
(St. John Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco)

“Russian Sovereigns have never been Tsars by the will of the people, but have always remained Autocrats - by the Grace of God, Sovereigns - by God’s will, and not by the many-rebellious human desire”
(St. John Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco)

"Russian Tsars have been the patrons of Orthodox Christians since ancient times, even in other states"
(St. John Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco)

"Our Tsar is the representative of the will of God, and not of the people. His will is sacred to us, as the will of the Anointed One of God; we love him because we love God. The Tsar gives us glory and prosperity, we accept this from him as God's mercy. He comprehends Whether we are disgrace and disaster, we endure them with meekness and humility, like a heavenly punishment for our iniquities, and we will never change in love and devotion to the King.
(Schiarchimandrite Varsonofy (Plikhankov) Optinsky)

"The authorities and the power of the king are established by God. But if some villainous lawless person captures this power, then we do not claim that he was appointed by God, but we say that he is allowed."
(St. Isidore Pelusiot)

“The Church, from the beginning, understood that the royal power was established by God”
(Saint Isidore Pelusiot)

So, one should send great gratitude to God both for the fact that there are kings and for the fact that there are judges.
(St. John Chrysostom)

The face and dignity of the Christian king on earth is a living image and likeness of Christ the King, who lives in heaven.
(St. Demetrius of Rostov)

“Christ the Lord presides in heaven in the triumphant Church, but Christ the Lord [religious king] by the grace and mercy of the Christ of Heaven leads on earth in the militant Church"
(St. Demetrius of Rostov)

“But we, brothers, will pray to the Lord that He will continue to preserve the autocratic Tsar for Russia and grant him reason and strength to judge people and the Russian state in silence and without sorrow to protect.”
(St. Patriarch Tikhon)

“So, a terrible thing happened the other day: the former sovereign Nikolai Alexandrovich was shot, by order of the Ural Regional Council of Workers 'and Soldiers' Deputies, and our highest government - the Executive Committee approved this and recognized it as lawful. But our Christian conscience, guided by the Word of God, cannot agree with this. We must, in obedience to the teaching of the Word of God, condemn this deed, otherwise the blood of the executed will fall on us, and not only on those who committed it "
(St. Patriarch Tikhon)

There will be a Tsar - there will be Russia, there will be no Tsar - there will be no Russia
(Teacher Anatoly Optinsky)

"The fundamental principles of Russian life are expressed in three familiar words: Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality... That's what must be preserved! And when these principles change, the Russian people will cease to be Russian. Then they will lose their sacred tricolor banner..."
(St. Theophan the Recluse)

“Our Russian tsarism is essentially our theocracy; it is a government of God, in which God Himself is the ruler through the Tsar anointed by Him”
(Martyr Andronicus)

Putin and Russia stand in the way of an "invisible force" (world Zionism) that is trying to take the West completely under its control.

Sayings of famous people!

Today, many in the world see Russia and the brilliant leadership of Vladimir Putin as the only hope to stop the pernicious and deadly spread of world Zionism. The July 13 signing of the strategic oil and gas agreement between Russia and Iran highlights that any attack on Iran could immediately and directly involve Russia in the conflict on the side of the forces of peace and the preservation of a free and independent Middle East and, some would say, the whole world.

Russia is the only obstacle (“the hope of the world”) in this, and the Bush/Cheney/Zionist kahal is without a doubt trying to impose war on Russia with their efforts to deploy a “missile shield” in Eastern Europe under the inflated pretext of “defend-Europe-from-Iran” . Now Russia says it will respond with "military measures" to such a deployment.

The prophet Isaiah about the capital of Syria, Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is excluded from the number of cities, and it will be a heap of ruins” (Is. 17:1).

"sins" of the main countries:

America - forgot that "we believe in God"
England - arrogance
France - lust
China - isolationism
India - the internalization of knowledge
Italy - strife

"Russia will become a beacon of hope for the earth."
We insult four mothers with foul language: the Mother of God, the Earth, the Church and the mother who gave birth to you.

“God chose Russia exalted by Him to accept and uphold Orthodoxy until the end of time - the true faith brought to earth for our salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ,” Sergei Nilus wrote back in 1901. “With a wave of the Divine right hand, Orthodox Russia was strengthened in wonder and fear by former enemies, present and ... future, but only under this indispensable condition - keeping one's faith in purity and holiness.

The US Embassy threatened to arrange a “color revolution” in Moldova if supporters of a sovereign course and friendship with Russia win the elections

Moldova will hold parliamentary elections next Sunday. This event, without exaggeration, can be called long-awaited. The Moldovan people finally have a chance, in a completely legal way, to stop the deepening political crisis in the country and bring it out of a state of turbulence that threatens to lose sovereignty.

Difficult choice between sovereignty and occupation

According to sociological polls, in the elections to the new parliament of Moldova, the Party of Socialists (PSRM), from which the country's incumbent President Igor Dodon comes from, can get about half of the votes, as well as win in many single-mandate constituencies. In the event that this happens and a strong pro-Moldovan center-left coalition appears in the new parliament, Dodon will receive not only a parliament and government loyal to his course, but also a chance to change legislation and turn Moldova into a presidential republic.

Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev warns Moldova against "Maidan" after a probable...

Recall that the change in the political system of the country was one of the four points of the consultative referendum that Igor Dodon tried to organize in the first year of his tenure as president. However, the government controlled by the pro-American oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, through the Constitutional Court, banned the plebiscite.

Focused on further deepening the processes of Euro-Atlantic integration, the government and parliament of Moldova for two years stubbornly hindered Dodon's attempts to improve relations with Russia. Thus, at the legislative level, many Russian television programs were banned in the country, diplomatic workers were expelled, and unreasonable bans were imposed on the entry of officials and journalists from Russia into the country. On several occasions, by decision of the Constitutional Court, five of whose six members are Romanian citizens, Dodon was temporarily removed from office for refusing to sign laws passed by parliament or appointing the right people to the highest government posts, and this procedure was performed for him by the speaker of parliament, a member of Plahotniuc's Democratic Party (PDM). ) Andrian Candu.

A. Kandu. Photo: www.globallookpress.com

Therefore, the upcoming parliamentary elections are truly crucial for Moldova. It depends on their outcome whether the country will retain its independence and get a chance for further implementation of a sovereign foreign policy, or whether it will remain an oligarchic swamp and the sad fate of a puppet guarding the geopolitical interests of the world hegemon.

It should be noted that the main pro-Western political forces opposing Dodon are represented by the already mentioned Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM) of the oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, as well as the ACUM electoral bloc. ACUM includes the Dignity and Truth platform of Andrei Năstase and the Action and Solidarity party of Maia Sandu, which have recently shown strong protest activity. Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM), whose rating fluctuates within the limits of statistical error, also joined ACUM in the hope of entering the new parliament.

Despite the fact that relations between ACUM and the Democratic Party are, to put it mildly, very bad, they are united by the fact that they follow the same geopolitical fairway, obeying instructions from the US Embassy and seeking to draw Moldova into NATO. Therefore, it would be reckless to exclude the possibility of a temporary tactical alliance between them in the face of a common enemy in the person of the pro-Russian and pro-Moldovan Dodon and his party of socialists.

The cancellation of the results of the elections of the mayor of Chisinau split the supporters of the Euro-Atlantic integration of Moldova and…

Destabilization in order to prevent the victory of pro-Moldovan forces…

So what can prevent the citizens of Moldova from making their historic choice on February 24, 2019? The answer is obvious: external interference.

Thus, unceremonious statements have already been made from the American embassy in Chisinau that if the PSRM wins, Moldova can expect a Venezuelan or even Ukrainian scenario.

Thus, the American diplomatic mission warned that after the parliamentary elections on February 24, 2019, mass protests could erupt in Moldova, and called on US citizens in the country to “avoid places of demonstrations”, “to be attentive and prepared for delays and road closures” . Also, the US embassy advises US citizens not to stand out, monitor local media and study personal security plans.

Photo: www.globallookpress.com

A few days earlier, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev also announced the threat of the Moldovan Maidan. According to him, the victory of the PSRM does not suit the West, which will provoke a split and conflicts according to the already proven methodology of color revolutions.

It should be noted that there were more than enough reasons for such a statement by the Russian side. Thus, on February 5, US Ambassador to Moldova Derek Hogan, at a meeting with students of the Moldovan State University, allowed himself to openly agitate against the Party of Socialists and President Dodon, and also made a number of attacks towards Russia.

We recognize that there is a foreign player, as well as a Moldovan politician, who are trying to divide society, increase tension by raising ethno-linguistic and geopolitical issues, trying to distract citizens from pressing problems,

It is not difficult to guess who the American ambassador meant by "foreign player" and "Moldovan politician".

Meanwhile, President Igor Dodon has already called on his supporters to resist possible attempts to destabilize the situation.

I call on everyone on Thursday and Friday, and maybe tomorrow, to be ready for the fact that when I go out and call for tens of thousands of people to be here in front of the presidency. Because if they go to such extreme measures, we will have no other option but to go out and fight back hard. I beg you, get ready for this scenario. I personally and all my colleagues are ready for this. I do not rule out that I will call you all to Chisinau and put an end to the elections or immediately at the elections,

I. Dodon. Photo: www.globallookpress.com

Obviously, it is no coincidence that the Moldovan Eurounionists and their high-ranking Western patrons are actively playing the anti-Russian card, frightening the Moldovan citizens with the Russian threat. So, at the end of December 2018, the speaker of the Moldovan parliament, Andrian Candu, and the head of government, Pavel Filip, accused Moscow of interfering in the Moldovan elections on the side of the socialists. The reason for such high-profile accusations was the abolition of customs duties on Moldovan goods by Russia after the next meeting between Dodon and Putin.

And just a week before the parliamentary elections, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova demanded that the country's ambassador to the Russian Federation, Andrey Neguts, be recalled from Moscow. The formal reason was that the diplomat did not prevent the opening of the fund for the development of social and cultural relations "Pridnestrovie" in Moscow. At the same time, President Dodon said that he would not sign a decree to recall Neguts, even if the government decides to do so.

And why pro-Western forces in Moldova lead nowhere

Thus, the internal political situation that has developed on the eve of the parliamentary elections in Moldova seriously threatens the implementation of a color scenario in the country, the purpose of which will not only prevent the victory of the Party of Socialists, but also achieve the impeachment of Dodon.

It is noteworthy that in order to remain in power and finally turn the country into an anti-Russian military base of the United States and NATO, puppet politicians are even ready to sacrifice the territorial integrity of Moldova declared by them in words.

Thus, the speaker of the Moldovan parliament, Andrian Candu, said that for the sake of joining the EU and NATO, Chisinau may refuse to reintegrate Pridnestrovie, which gravitates towards Russia.

There can be no compromise on this issue. This is not the price of the reintegration of Moldova, which can be discussed. If it turns out that the price is the refusal of European integration, then our answer will be - no, we are not ready to pay such a price,

The politician said.

Photo: ungureanuvadim / Shutterstock.com

Why do Americans need a war in Moldova?

Moreover, if the United States and its protege implement the Ukrainian scenario, Moldova may be on the verge of civil war and collapse. In addition to the “defrosting” of the Transnistrian conflict, Gagauzia, which has already declared its independence after the secession of Moldova from the Soviet Union and now has the status of autonomy, may flare up. This southern region is also dominated by pro-Russian and anti-Western sentiments.

However, the destabilization of the situation in Moldova and the new war in Transnistria suits the American elites extremely.

Moscow has condemned the shameless interference of the United States in the upcoming February 24 parliamentary elections in Moldova.

Firstly, it is fraught not with a local, but with a major regional conflict, in which Russia, Ukraine and, most likely, Romania will be drawn into, which could drag the entire NATO bloc along with it. This will allow us to continue the policy of demonizing Russia, not only to maintain, but also to significantly strengthen the levers of economic and foreign policy pressure on our country, which dared to violate the unipolar world order established by the Americans.

Secondly, a conflict of this magnitude in Eastern Europe will allow the United States to strengthen its positions in the Old World, restore the cracked Euro-Atlantic solidarity and receive both geopolitical and economic bonuses from this.

In this regard, the importance of the Moldovan factor on the international agenda, which may in the near future push the situation in Venezuela and the former Ukraine into the background, should not be underestimated.

Tsargrad continues to monitor the development of the situation in the region.

« Democracy in Hell, but in Heaven - the Kingdom”, - so instructed the holy righteous John of Kronstadt. The Fathers of the Church answer about the attitude of the Orthodox towards the God-established royal power, whether there are corresponding trends in society, how it is possible in modern conditions to restore the monarchy.

Priests of the Yekaterinburg diocese, historians, teachers of the Theological Seminary believe that the time has come for the revival of autocracy in Russia. They announced this yesterday at a press conference held at the St. vmch. Demetrius of Thessalonica. The well-known historian, orientalist, member of the Union of Writers of Russia Vladimir Larionov is sure that now only autocratic power has moral significance: “I followed the latest events in Moscow, and in the Urals, all the rallies, and I got the feeling that. With the loss of spiritual bonds, the people also lost cultural values. The Russian people demand a common ideology, the people are divided. Now the Russian government, instead of showing by example that it cares about people, is pulling amphoras from the bottom. The people are just lost. And remember the famous Rurik dynasty, Tsar Nicholas II. It was a God-given power, autocratic power.”

“I hope that in the process of developing political reform in the country, all possible ways of determining the future of the country, including the monarchical path, will be considered,” said the head of the Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and Society at a scientific and practical conference dedicated to discussing the future of the monarchist idea in the context of victory in the Patriotic War of 1812. According to the priest, “our people have not lost the ideal of God-given power. Obviously, this is one of the ideas that will be discussed in society.”

Archpriest Maxim Kozlov, rector of the house church of Moscow State University, noted that already in the Fundamentals of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church, the very high place of the monarchy in the context of the Orthodox worldview, the biblical worldview was pointed out. “So the lofty monarchical ideal has never been lost in the Orthodox mind. Another thing is how it can be implemented in modern Russian society. This is a fundamental question. Here, in my opinion, it is useful to recall the idea that just as elders appear when novices appear, so the monarchy can appear when broad sections of society are found, ready to realize themselves as subjects of the sovereign ... I think that here you need to look not so much on today's data of statistical surveys and on how much of the population today supports the monarchical idea, how much on how much the churched part can become the moral, ideological, intellectual core of our people.

Archpriest Vladislav Sveshnikov, rector of the Church of the Three Hierarchs in Kulishki, said that he was closer to the position of non-determination, expressed by our wonderful thinker I.A. Ilyin back in the 30s. Despite the fact that I.A. Ilyin himself was a real monarchist, and not a literary one, like many of today. “Of course, a monarchy is the best, ideal form of government. But the main condition for its approval is the spiritual and moral maturity and readiness of society for its perception. Then, by Divine Providence, a worthy monarch will be revealed. Alas, the current state of our society clearly does not meet this condition,” the priest concluded.

Archpriest Alexander Ilyashenko, rector of the Church of the All-Merciful Savior of the former Sorrowful Monastery on Novoslobodskaya, noted that serious painstaking spiritual and educational work is needed to make people understand the monarchy itself, as a natural, God-given power, and how it was embodied in Russian history. “It is impossible to create an ideal society on earth. Not everything was perfect in the Russian Empire either. But an honest story about the principles on which she relied, and her successes, is necessary for today's society. But first, something important must change in the minds of the people.”

Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov, cleric of the Churches of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Petrovsky Park and St. Mitrofan of Voronezh on Khutorskaya in Moscow, said that in a sense, Russia is already following this path, because the only viable form of government for us is precisely the monarchy. “The Bolsheviks, after the February Revolution, also returned to autocracy, the general secretaries were like monarchs - almost irremovable during their lifetime. And Vladimir Putin has been in power for how many years? The people today vote for him, choosing long-term stability, as under a monarchy. It's just that the façade is democratic, the ideological design is different, and the form of government itself is not much different from a monarchy. The question is, does society need an anointed monarch with the idea of ​​God-given power, or does society want to remain secular? If it wants to declare itself democratic, a traditional monarchy is impossible.”

Priest Andrei Alekseev, cleric of the Church of the Holy Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa in Kachalovo: “We simply have not grown up to this, we have not yet matured. And it would be wrong to artificially update and impose this topic today. Still, there are certain prospects. Maybe there is a trend. But a clear, clear picture must still emerge. When we are morally and spiritually mature, then the Lord will show us the monarch. Now we need to be as careful and attentive as possible. If a person does not internally build up spiritually and live according to God's commandments, then instead of the true Tsar, he can accept the "tsar" - antichrist, who, striving for power, will paint a picture of an "ideal kingdom". That's the danger."

Priest Dimitry Lin, cleric of the Church of St. Nicholas on the Three Mountains, noted: “In a monarchy, it is easier to follow the principle “God is God's, and Caesar's is Caesar's”. As Constantine the Great said: “The monarch is the protection of the Church on earth.”

“The Church should, first of all, take care of the salvation of people through participation in spiritual life, church sacraments. She was under both godless and pious emperors, and she should not associate herself with a certain type of government. Undoubtedly, the most pious Sovereign, who not only takes care of the Church, but does not suppress her spiritual freedom, is happiness for the church people. But, as you know, in our country there are many baptized, but few enlightened, who live the life of the Church. Therefore, if you look realistically at society, then it is not ready to accept the idea of ​​monarchical rule. And a worthy monarch can appear in the state when the people ask God for him, and God will give such a ruler, Fr. Dimitri.

Orthodox monarchists like to quote the saying "Democracy is in hell, but the Kingdom is in heaven."
But, although this phrase belongs to one of the most famous saints of the 20th century, I beg to differ with it. The author, it seems to me, is wrong twice.

First, why is it suddenly in hell - democracy? Does this mean that regular general elections are held there to elect the heads of hellish districts (such as the first circle, Limbo, Socrates rules, the second - Karl Marx, etc.), and the position of the main Satan is also elective, for a limited period? Does this take into account the opinion of every inhabitant of hell? Do they all have inalienable rights and are equal before the law? Yes, nothing happened. Just in hell, we have a classical model of a monarchy - the sole rule of an absolute monarch, Satan, who arbitrarily delegates part of his duties to his "nobles" - demons. And even if we agree that the earthly monarchy (ideally) is built according to the type of the heavenly "monarchy", then history shows that much more often the earthly monarchy looked more like a hellish monarchy, about which, however, the Lord honestly warned the Jews: " ... He will take your sons and put them in his chariots and make them his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots; and he will appoint them to be captains of thousands and pentecostals, and that they till his fields, and reap his bread, and make him weapons of war and his chariot equipment; and he will take your daughters to make suits, cook food and bake bread; and your fields, and your vineyards and olive orchards, he will take the best, and give to his servants; and from your crops and from your vineyards he will take a tenth and give to his eunuchs and his servants; and your servants, and your maidservants, and your best youths, and your donkeys, he will take and use for his work; from your flocks he will take a tenth, and you yourselves will be his servants; and then you will groan at your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; and the Lord will not answer you then"(1 Samuel 8:11-18). It is simply amazing how one can not notice these bitter words of Scripture ...

Paradoxical as it may seem, the phrase "a kingdom in heaven" also requires certain reservations. Yes, the term "Kingdom of Heaven" is biblical, and indeed, in heaven is the Kingdom of God in the sense that the Lord is the King, and this Kingdom lives according to His laws - the laws of love. But if we look for analogies to this Kingdom in our world, then it will not be a monarchical state, but a family. After all, those who have gained the way to heaven are the sons of God, and not servants and not mercenaries. The parable of the prodigal son is the best illustration of the relationship between the Father and Christians. Not servants, not subjects, but children, legitimate heirs of the Kingdom - that's what Christians are, and it's not for nothing that even the laity are Laos, royal priesthood.

That the majority of Russian citizens (71%) are ready to give up the principles of democracy for the sake of order in the country.

How would you comment on the results of this survey? Why are so many people willing to give up democratic principles? What “conquests of democracy” could be abandoned for the sake of order in the country?” - With such questions, the Regions.Ru correspondent turned to the Orthodox clergy.

Archpriest Artemy Skripkin, rector of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon in the village of Kolchanovo, Leningrad Region:

Judging by the poll, our people steadily associate democracy with chaos, lawlessness, economic and political circus, that is, with pseudo-statehood. And as it began with this, nothing has changed in 20 years. This suggests that the very idea of ​​a democratic model, the idea of ​​a liberal-democratic consumer society, was both alien to Russia and remained for the majority.

On the other hand, if we analyze the phenomenon of democracy from a political point of view, then the United States and Western Europe force the whole world to reckon with the way they understand this word. They impose chaos on other countries, calling it "democracy". Wherever the finger of the "Washington Regional Committee" points, democracy goes there, followed by chaos or civil war. That is, not only was the idea of ​​a liberal democratic state not accepted by the majority of the Russian people, but this term is also largely discredited by those who sow chaos and destruction everywhere. Therefore, it is quite logical that people are ready to give up some freedoms.

The devil works very effectively in any format. Evil, both within the framework of the liberal-democratic paradigm and within the framework of a totalitarian state, can be engaged in the destruction of the human in a person. That is, if there is a change of poles, and we again get a totalitarian society - an atheistic regime or a fascist one - it will be the same evil, only of a different color. So the liberal-democratic project failed, because. from the very beginning it was false, like the communist project, and nothing solid can be founded on a lie.

Why don't we return to what has already been tested for thousands of years for Russia - to the Orthodox monarchy, which also contained democracy? As Pitirim Sorokin wrote: "One hundred thousand peasant republics lived under the iron roof of an autocratic monarchy." The model of Orthodox Russian autocracy combines popular peasant democracy, rigid centralism, and an aristocratic oligarchy.

Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov, cleric of the churches of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos in Petrovsky Park and St. Mitrofan of Voronezh on Khutorskaya in Moscow:

First, let someone explain what democratic principles are. We are talking about what kind of democracy, according to what model: according to the Anglo-Saxon or the latest American? Does Japan have democracy, or does China? Have we had democracy or an oligarchy in our country for the last two decades?

Moreover, democracy easily degenerates into ochlocracy. And where is the line between truth and democracy? When the government puts the welfare of the people and social preferences in relation to its people at the forefront, everyone is ready to support this, as in the situation with Crimea. Did we annex Crimea or conquer it from the point of view of democracy? - Is it possible for the conquered people to increase pensions, salaries, social preferences? No. The tyrant, as a rule, destroyed part of the people, enslaved and exploited the rest. In Crimea, it is declared mainly to provide social benefits to our own Russian people.

I think the majority today stands for social benefits, the preservation of themselves as a people, this is what is called stability. If democracy is an opportunity to express different opinions on a liberal radio station like Ekho Moskvy, then for God's sake, so be it. But what matters to the people is not what can be said on the radio, but that the economic and social situation be favorable.

If democracy contributes to the social good, then the people will be for it. And if you have to be without pants, but with democratic institutions, then the question is whether we need such a democracy.

Archpriest Alexander Kuzin, cleric of the temple of Cosmas and Damian in Shubin:

Democracy is just such declarations that sometimes have a bearing on reality, and sometimes they simply mean nothing. Yes, freedom of religion, conscience, media, freedom of speech... But even this is not implemented by any country in the world, starting with the citadel of democracy - the United States. What kind of freedom of speech is there when any dissent and deviations from their only criterion are very strictly suppressed: only that which serves the interests of the United States is democratic? All other principles are completely violated as you like.

In our state, common sense still prevails, and there has never been much overlap. The integrity of our country is more important than these mythical principles that no one anywhere ever adheres to.

And everyone is tired of these artificially introduced principles, this is obvious. Yes, we want to respect freedom of speech, will, religion. At the same time, we can be guided by our cultural and spiritual traditions here in Russia only as an independent society and state. Thank God that the vast majority of our population understands and supports this.

We have already been ill with the idea that democracy is above the elementary values ​​of our society. Sanity is returning more and more to the people, whose aspirations coincide with the aspirations of the state.

Priest Vladislav Goncharov, press secretary of the Izhevsk and Udmurt Diocese:

Looking at Ukraine (and not only at it: over the past decade, so-called “color revolutions” have taken place in many places), people do not want a repetition of such a scenario in our country. Russians remember very well how we lived in the 90s. Recently, stability has been established in our country.

For some, democracy, the law is a guarantee of peace, while others, on the contrary, are ready to give up democratic principles. The question is different. Today we have permissiveness. We let everyone into the country. As a result, we have formed many Western, pro-American religious groups (totalitarian sects). Who is at the helm of the state in Ukraine today? - Baptist pastor and practicing Scientologist. And we have many such people. If suddenly what happened in Ukraine happens, who will be the first to advocate for the revolution? Yes, they, these sectarians, will be.

Archpriest Alexy Kulberg, Rector of the Great Chrysostom Church in Yekaterinburg, Head of the Department of Religious Education and Catechism of the Yekaterinburg Diocese:

In addition to the principles of democracy, there is also common sense. Our compatriots have been watching for twenty years how countries that extol the principles of democracy and humanism as the highest value, shamelessly trample these principles themselves. The notorious democratic principles become only a tool in achieving their goals by the powerful of this world. At the same time, they shed the blood of entire nations and peoples and destroy priceless cultural and historical shrines. Let's remember Yugoslavia, Syria, Iraq... Now Ukraine has been added to these countries. Twenty years to watch how we are deceived with impunity and cynically, and continue to believe in some principles?

Our compatriots are simply intellectually more mature and higher than those who are trying to impose their vision of the world order on us through very expensive, but still biased media. Elementary common sense guides our compatriots, which is reflected in numerous polls.

Priest Nikolay Svyatchenko, Chairman of the Department for Missionary, Youth and Catechistic Work of the Gatchina and Luga Diocese of the St. Petersburg Metropolis, teacher at the St. Petersburg Institute of Religious Studies and Church Arts, employee of the Stavros Anti-Sectarian Center:

It seems to me that our fellow citizens, when they hear about democratic principles, do not fully understand them, since none of the organizations declaring these principles is guided by them. The democratic principles we were called to in the 1990s are so compromised that Russians get irritated by talking about them.

Well, the democratic principles that Western countries and, in particular, the United States are trying to establish, are implanted by force, as was the case in Serbia, Egypt, and other countries where banal hegemony was hidden under the guise of democracy: economic, political. What democratic principles are, how they should manifest themselves, is simply not clear.

In my opinion, democratic principles today are, first of all, observance of the law by absolutely all citizens. In order for everyone to be equal before the law, it would be harsh on everyone, without exception, with regard to corruption, bribery, embezzlement, etc. No one would have any advantages, even the son of the president, even a member of the government. And the courts would become more independent.