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Russian Orthodox Christ the Saviour Cathedral

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Russian Orthodox Christ the Saviour Cathedral photo copyrighted by: Galen R. Frysinger

The place for cathedral construction was perfect: the temple could be seen from any part of Moscow, and neighboring with the Kremlin symbolized the connection of the new Cathedral of Christ the Savior with Russian history and culture On December 5, 1931, by order of Stalin's minister Kaganovich, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was dynamited and reduced to rubble.

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