The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

"At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian chemist and photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for vivid, detailed color photography. His vision of photography as a form of education and enlightenment was demonstrated with special clarity through his photographs of ...

Icon of St Rachel of Borodino located at St Mary's Church, Falls Church, Virginia
[not the greatest but the choice is very limited so far]
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Borodino Monastery itself :

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"Some thoughts on the current situation with Iran:

Deployment prior to this week was, as I pointed out at the time, consistent with a show of force to underline a negotiating position rather than a serious operation. Although that has begun to change, US aerial forces in the Middle East remain ...

"This week, from February 16 to 22, 2026, Russia celebrates #Maslenitsa 🇷🇺
A traditional festival marking the farewell to winter and the welcome of spring, it brings families and friends together around blinis 🥞, symbols of the sun.

At the heart of the celebrations: the burning of a straw effigy ...

"Iran doesn't threaten my country

Iran didn't run a pedоphile ring

Iran doesn't commit genосіdе

Iran doesn't try to control my politicians

Don't know about you guys in the west but Iran isn't my enemy."

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"is[not]rael has nukes pointed at Washington, Moscow and Brussels but yet wants you ...

More on the Shah one of these days soon.
Meanwhile Iranian-American Zoroastrian commentator Trita Parsi writes :

"This is so profoundly sad and embarrassing.

At Munich, [reporter Christiane] amanpour interviewed the son of the former Shah and pressed him (very gently imo) on the fact that his ...