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Taking Responsibility for Russia’s Past

August 5, 1998 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

On Friday, July 17, 1998, exactly 80 years to the day since the Romanov family and its retinue were shot…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Dealing Honestly with Russia’s History

June 6, 1998 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In the preface of his book Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia, David Remnick noted that interest in Russia…

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Russia and the Debate over the “Vision Thing”

April 21, 1998 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

During his presidential campaign in June 1996, President Boris Yeltsin initiated a public debate in which he challenged Russian citizens…

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Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Repentance and Moral Renewal

February 25, 1998 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

As early as 1965, the Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn predicted that “Time has finally run out for Communism.” He said…

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Fedor Dostoevsky: On Being Human

January 5, 1998 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Crime and Punishment is one of the world’s greatest literary works. Written in 1864 by the Russian writer Fedor Dostoevsky,…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Literature

Father Alexander Men and Religious Freedom in Russia

September 10, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the recurring struggles in post-Communist Russia is the heated debate over the rights of religious minorities and the…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Religious Life in Russia

The Insights of Father Alexander Men

August 5, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

When Father Men was brutally murdered in September 1990, he left behind a rich legacy of pastoral counsel and Biblical…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Religious Life in Russia

The Legacy of Father Alexander Men

July 16, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

On Sunday, September 9, 1990, Father Alexander Men left his wooden house in Semkhoz early in the morning and headed…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Religious Life in Russia

Russia and America: Getting Acquainted

February 5, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In the early decades following the War of Independence with Great Britain, Americans felt drawn to Russia for numerous reasons.…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, U.S.-Russian Relations

The Search for “the Russian Idea”

October 20, 1996 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Boris Yeltsin Launches a National Debate In a meeting with campaign supporters in July, President Boris Yeltsin issued a remarkable…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

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Reflections on Russia

  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Literature

Reflections on Shalom

  • Old Testament Foundations
  • Jesus’ Palestinian Context
  • Jesus’ Birth & Youth
  • Jesus in Action
  • Jesus’ Teachings
  • Palm Sunday – Golgatha
  • Resurrection – Pentecost
  • Apostles’ Teachings on Shalom
  • Conclusion
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