In this the third episode of Russian Ark, we explore the persecution of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Serbia, examining both historical and ongoing challenges to the faith. Special guest Father Michael, a Priest who served for many years in London, reflects on how these trials are not merely hardships but the crosses we are called to bear as Orthodox Christians. He explains how persecution has always been a mark of true Christianity, revealing the Church's unshakable foundation. Join us as we uncover the spiritual significance of these struggles and the hope that sustains Orthodox Christians in the face of adversity.
Russian Ark - English-language project of the SPAS TV channel, released online on world and Russian platforms Watch on Western platforms: Rumble | X | YouTube
In this the third episode of Russian Ark, we explore the persecution of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Serbia, examining both historical and ongoing challenges to the faith. Special guest Father Michael, a Priest who served for many years in London, reflects on how these trials are not merely hardships but the crosses we are called to bear as Orthodox Christians. He explains how persecution has always been a mark of true Christianity, revealing the Church's unshakable foundation. Join us as we uncover the spiritual significance of these struggles and the hope that sustains Orthodox Christians in the face of adversity.
Russian Ark - English-language project of the SPAS TV channel, released online on world and Russian platforms Watch on Western platforms: Rumble | X | YouTube
Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Durov wrote that Telegram was "increasingly becoming a source of unverified information," and he worried about the app being used to "incite ethnic hatred." Also in the latest update is the ability for users to create a unique @username from the Settings page, providing others with an easy way to contact them via Search or their t.me/username link without sharing their phone number. The War on Fakes channel has repeatedly attempted to push conspiracies that footage from Ukraine is somehow being falsified. One post on the channel from February 24 claimed without evidence that a widely viewed photo of a Ukrainian woman injured in an airstrike in the city of Chuhuiv was doctored and that the woman was seen in a different photo days later without injuries. The post, which has over 600,000 views, also baselessly claimed that the woman's blood was actually makeup or grape juice. Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.” He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information.
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