Leonid Sevastianov

Pope Francis and the “Peace Algorithm”

By Leonid Sevastianov Pope Francis in 2019, before the Ukraine war, meeting with Leonid Sevastianov and his wife, Russian opera singer Svetlana Kasyan Leonid Sevastianov, 46, is a leadeer of the “Old Believers” in Russia, a Russian Orthodox religious community which maintains liturgical rites in their pre-1660s form. Sevastianov, husband of international opera star [...]

Letter #68, 2016: The Passing of a Russian General

December 25, 2016, Sunday -- The Passing of a Russian General Christmas Day 2016 Christmas Day is here. I would like to send my heartfelt Christmas greetings to all of my friends and readers at Christmastime. I would also like to share some sorrowful news. This Christmas day began, as so many now do, with an [...]