Economy
Each year, Transparency International publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), now one of the most closely monitored global governance indicators. It is scrutinized not only by investors and credit rating…
Archeology
By Fr. Dmitry Yurevich Darius [Old Persian - preserving good; Hebrew: ; Greek: Ϫαρεῖος], the name of three Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty, as well as a Mede mentioned…
Christianity
By Konstantin Kostyuk Among the social changes in the post-Soviet period, a phenomenon such as Orthodox fundamentalism has increasingly attracted attention. Due to the long atheistic tradition and the secular…
International
The Ark of the Covenant [Hebrew: κιβωτὸς τῆς διαθήκης], according to the Old Testament, is the most important sacred object symbolizing the presence of God and located within the Tabernacle…
Christianity
The main directions of interpretation of the image of the Ark of the Covenant in the Christian Church are determined by the significance of this central sacred relic in the…
News
From “trust us” to “verify it”: what provably fair cryptography and smart contracts mean for players—and for Europe’s regulators. For years, online gambling has asked players to accept a simple…
Christianity
Organization of Monastic Life The basic regulations for monastic life are contained in the Athonite Rule; more detailed details are recorded in the internal monastic rules (canonisms). The Rule provides…
Christianity
Athos [Holy Mountain; Greek: ̀Athos, ̀Agion ̀Oros], the world's largest center of Orthodox monasticism, located in Greece on the Agion Oros (Holy Mountain, Athos Peninsula). It is under the ecclesiastical…
Human Rights
UN News asked Astrid Van Genderen Stort, OHCHR chief of external engagement and partnerships, about hers. “My everyday essentials are my family, a sense of belonging, knowledge, safety and the…
Christianity
By Archpriest Alexander Petrovsky The literary similarities between the Book of Job and the Babylonian Song extend even to their outward form: identical thoughts are expressed by identical turns of…
