Project "ZZ". "Christian terrorism": Russia on the way to a "spiritual-civil war"
Many foreign publications are concerned about the theme of "Christian terrorism" in Russia. Commentators consider Alexander Kalinin to be the personification of the new terror. The Christian State movement in the Western media is called "ultra-Orthodox", and Kalinin himself is called "Orthodox terrorist."
Journalist "Le Figaro" Pierre Avril believes that “Orthodox Taliban” (“talibans orthodoxes”) are rising in Russia. (The Taliban are banned in Russia.)
Alexander Kalinin wears a long chestnut beard and pretends to be a "missionary carrying the word of Christ." However, according to Pierre Avril, he is far from Christ, for he ignores the well-known Gospel commandment — the very thing where it is recommended to substitute one who struck the other cheek. At least, speaking of the film “Matilda”, the “missionary” assures that this film “offends” the memory of Emperor Nicholas II, therefore the target of the director is the “Russian people”. And if so, the "abuser" should "unscrew the hands." Avril with irony calls this interpretation of the Gospel principles "free."
Further, the journalist describes the activities of X. NUMX-year-old A. Kalinin: he threatens cinemas that can rent a “blasphemous” motion picture. Kalinin is not alone: he allegedly received hundreds of letters from those people who are ready to "burn and destroy cinemas and cars." And the Kalinin initiative is accompanied by some success: one film distribution network, which has an 33 cinema, has already refused to show Matilda. The buildings were set on fire, reminds a French journalist.
The name “Christian state” itself, which this activist gave to his organization, raises questions. Its name is intended as an antithesis to the “Islamic State” (prohibited in the Russian Federation). According to Avril, the emergence of such an organization, which joined the group of “ultra-Orthodox movements”, is disturbing. The founder of the movement, as suggested by other commentators, is an “Orthodox terrorist”.
The journalist also reminds that Kalinin and “The Christian State” insult the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Medinsky, who is defending this film. As for justice, such Kalinin "does not bother at all."
Josh Robbins in International Business Times also believes that “Christian terrorists” have started actions in Russia. These people are “enraged” by “Matilda”, a film about the relationship between Tsar Nicholas II and the ballerina. Extremists, the author writes, this film is "outraged."
The commentator considers the “ultra-Orthodox” grouping “Christian State - Holy Russia”. Argument: this group has openly warned that cinemas will “burn” if Matilda starts to be shown publicly.
Since then, attacks have been carried out. 4 September truck drove into a cinema in Yekaterinburg. Studio director Alexei Uchiteli in St. Petersburg was attacked earlier, 31 August, with the help of "gasoline bombs." At the office of lawyer Konstantin Dobrynin cars were set on fire. Separate attacks occurred "across the country," the author points out. There are no human victims yet.
Orthodox Christianity is experiencing a rebirth in Russia, says Josh Robbins. This happens after the Soviet communists suppressed this religion. Religious conservatives in Russia fear that without a church, their country "will descend into a decadent hell full of homosexuals and pedophiles," as, in their opinion, everything is in Western Europe. In such a climate, extremist groups like the “Christian State - Holy Russia” flourish.
Alexander Kalinin says he will not tolerate spitting into the church and humiliation of the faith. When asked about how he relates to the stigma of a “Christian terrorist”, he replied: “Everything is in order. Let yourself. "
President Vladimir Putin, reminds the author of the material, approved the law on insulting the feelings of believers in 2013 year. It is believed that this law is supported by about four fifths of Russians.
Prague Edition "TOL" writes about a whole wave of threats that “puzzled” Russia.
According to the Russian press, more than 150.000 people were evacuated from schools, hospitals, airports and public places in six days due to the threat of bombings. It occurs in cities across Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Omsk, etc.). False allegations blamed "Ukrainian terrorists", "Islamic state" and, finally, "ultra-orthodox fanatics." State television was silent at first, and only on Thursday last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov gave an official announcement of "telephone terrorism".
Phone calls were made using encrypted voice over IP (VOIP) phones to disguise the location of the subscriber.
The author notes that Alexander Kalinin, the head of the “radical Orthodox grouping,” told the Medusa news site that the threats could be associated with protests against the film.
Such an interview did take place.
"On September 13, the leader of the Christian State - Holy Russia organization, Alexander Kalinin, wrote a post in his VKontakte, in which he stated that" telephone terrorism ", which resulted in the evacuation of schools, shopping centers and other institutions throughout Russia, is part of "Of the campaign" against the film by Alexei Uchitel "Matilda" - writes «Medusa». Kalinin told the Medusa correspondent the following:
"Guys," according to Kalinin, are "supporters of the fight against recklessness and immorality," and they "can go to the most extreme measures."
As for the cars at the office of the lawyer Dobrynin, they were set on fire by “dissatisfied people”. “Yes, it's all the little things in life. Only two cars were burned. Could burn much more. And much more will be burned, ”Kalinin commented on the arsons of cars.
Kalinin advocates something like a totalitarian Orthodox state and cited Iran as an example. To the question of the correspondent, “Iran is now a totalitarian religious state. Do you want a totalitarian Orthodox state? ”He replied:“ An Orthodox country should be just that. We would have Ivan the Terrible. "
In the interview "Moskovsky Komsomol" The “missionary” admitted that his organization has “25 offices throughout Russia,” and thousands of people registered in the “cell” 4,5. The organization is funded by donations.
As for the investigation into extremism, Kalinin said in this regard: “I have 48 examinations that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of different regions conducted in our relation. Found nothing. There is no corpus delicti in our letters. <…> In the text of the letter, we added a branded flavor, used the word "if". I'm not a fool either. Once he was in charge of legal advice, among my friends there are many lawyers who write competent letters. The letters contained only a warning, there were no threats of any kind. "
According to Kalinin, a “spiritual-civil war” is brewing in Russia.
Kalinin is sure that in the fight with the film of the Teacher, his movement will win: "We will win."
Will the supporters of the “Orthodox country” win with a leader like Ivan the Terrible at the head, ideologists of “militant Christianity”, arsonists of cinemas and cars? Telephone terrorists, by whose grace people were evacuated from hospitals, schools and universities?
There are examples of the victory of a small organized force in Russia - these are revolutionaries led by Lenin and his associates. Today in the "Christian State" 4500 people, and how much will be tomorrow? Today, these people have “25 offices throughout Russia,” and how much will be the day after tomorrow? To what extent will these “guys” train on their “plots of land” that the “government” has allocated to them? Finally, who actually supports this movement, which, unlike the brawlers-bushes or “children of Navalny”, is not a hindrance to the MVD?
Who wants a "spiritual-civil war" in the country?
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Journalist "Le Figaro" Pierre Avril believes that “Orthodox Taliban” (“talibans orthodoxes”) are rising in Russia. (The Taliban are banned in Russia.)
Alexander Kalinin wears a long chestnut beard and pretends to be a "missionary carrying the word of Christ." However, according to Pierre Avril, he is far from Christ, for he ignores the well-known Gospel commandment — the very thing where it is recommended to substitute one who struck the other cheek. At least, speaking of the film “Matilda”, the “missionary” assures that this film “offends” the memory of Emperor Nicholas II, therefore the target of the director is the “Russian people”. And if so, the "abuser" should "unscrew the hands." Avril with irony calls this interpretation of the Gospel principles "free."
Further, the journalist describes the activities of X. NUMX-year-old A. Kalinin: he threatens cinemas that can rent a “blasphemous” motion picture. Kalinin is not alone: he allegedly received hundreds of letters from those people who are ready to "burn and destroy cinemas and cars." And the Kalinin initiative is accompanied by some success: one film distribution network, which has an 33 cinema, has already refused to show Matilda. The buildings were set on fire, reminds a French journalist.
The name “Christian state” itself, which this activist gave to his organization, raises questions. Its name is intended as an antithesis to the “Islamic State” (prohibited in the Russian Federation). According to Avril, the emergence of such an organization, which joined the group of “ultra-Orthodox movements”, is disturbing. The founder of the movement, as suggested by other commentators, is an “Orthodox terrorist”.
The journalist also reminds that Kalinin and “The Christian State” insult the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Medinsky, who is defending this film. As for justice, such Kalinin "does not bother at all."
Josh Robbins in International Business Times also believes that “Christian terrorists” have started actions in Russia. These people are “enraged” by “Matilda”, a film about the relationship between Tsar Nicholas II and the ballerina. Extremists, the author writes, this film is "outraged."
The commentator considers the “ultra-Orthodox” grouping “Christian State - Holy Russia”. Argument: this group has openly warned that cinemas will “burn” if Matilda starts to be shown publicly.
Since then, attacks have been carried out. 4 September truck drove into a cinema in Yekaterinburg. Studio director Alexei Uchiteli in St. Petersburg was attacked earlier, 31 August, with the help of "gasoline bombs." At the office of lawyer Konstantin Dobrynin cars were set on fire. Separate attacks occurred "across the country," the author points out. There are no human victims yet.
Orthodox Christianity is experiencing a rebirth in Russia, says Josh Robbins. This happens after the Soviet communists suppressed this religion. Religious conservatives in Russia fear that without a church, their country "will descend into a decadent hell full of homosexuals and pedophiles," as, in their opinion, everything is in Western Europe. In such a climate, extremist groups like the “Christian State - Holy Russia” flourish.
Alexander Kalinin says he will not tolerate spitting into the church and humiliation of the faith. When asked about how he relates to the stigma of a “Christian terrorist”, he replied: “Everything is in order. Let yourself. "
President Vladimir Putin, reminds the author of the material, approved the law on insulting the feelings of believers in 2013 year. It is believed that this law is supported by about four fifths of Russians.
Prague Edition "TOL" writes about a whole wave of threats that “puzzled” Russia.
According to the Russian press, more than 150.000 people were evacuated from schools, hospitals, airports and public places in six days due to the threat of bombings. It occurs in cities across Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Omsk, etc.). False allegations blamed "Ukrainian terrorists", "Islamic state" and, finally, "ultra-orthodox fanatics." State television was silent at first, and only on Thursday last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov gave an official announcement of "telephone terrorism".
Phone calls were made using encrypted voice over IP (VOIP) phones to disguise the location of the subscriber.
The author notes that Alexander Kalinin, the head of the “radical Orthodox grouping,” told the Medusa news site that the threats could be associated with protests against the film.
Such an interview did take place.
"On September 13, the leader of the Christian State - Holy Russia organization, Alexander Kalinin, wrote a post in his VKontakte, in which he stated that" telephone terrorism ", which resulted in the evacuation of schools, shopping centers and other institutions throughout Russia, is part of "Of the campaign" against the film by Alexei Uchitel "Matilda" - writes «Medusa». Kalinin told the Medusa correspondent the following:
“10 September we received an anonymous letter. It said that there are guys who are ready to show all these film distributors that there are much more effective fighting methods than arson and more. What can I call. The letter stated that it was possible to destabilize the entire infrastructure of Russia. Next went very interesting. The first calls went specifically to the cinema (judging by newsThe first evacuation reports came from schools and businesses. - Approx. "Jellyfish"). Apparently, this is some kind of program. And the program scored all the phones of schools, shopping centers. But we ourselves have no relation to this. ”
"Guys," according to Kalinin, are "supporters of the fight against recklessness and immorality," and they "can go to the most extreme measures."
As for the cars at the office of the lawyer Dobrynin, they were set on fire by “dissatisfied people”. “Yes, it's all the little things in life. Only two cars were burned. Could burn much more. And much more will be burned, ”Kalinin commented on the arsons of cars.
“I have about 900 letters only in VK. People are really unhappy. The Lord gave me a mission to relay the position of society, I myself will not go to throw a Molotov cocktail ... <...> It can even get terrible. We have examples of great saints who impaled for blasphemy and sacrilege. We still have a militant Christianity - Orthodoxy. When people see this blasphemous madness, they arm themselves with examples of saints. Someone is armed with prayer examples of Seraphim of Sarov, others - with the example of warriors. They think they can impale the Teacher. A person who sees how inflexible the Teacher is, can put him on a stake. People are driven by their Orthodox faith. "
Kalinin advocates something like a totalitarian Orthodox state and cited Iran as an example. To the question of the correspondent, “Iran is now a totalitarian religious state. Do you want a totalitarian Orthodox state? ”He replied:“ An Orthodox country should be just that. We would have Ivan the Terrible. "
In the interview "Moskovsky Komsomol" The “missionary” admitted that his organization has “25 offices throughout Russia,” and thousands of people registered in the “cell” 4,5. The organization is funded by donations.
As for the investigation into extremism, Kalinin said in this regard: “I have 48 examinations that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of different regions conducted in our relation. Found nothing. There is no corpus delicti in our letters. <…> In the text of the letter, we added a branded flavor, used the word "if". I'm not a fool either. Once he was in charge of legal advice, among my friends there are many lawyers who write competent letters. The letters contained only a warning, there were no threats of any kind. "
According to Kalinin, a “spiritual-civil war” is brewing in Russia.
- Your organization is called a radical sect.
- We are the same sect as the ROC. We go to our temples, serve in the ROC, we visit and communicate with the rulers of the ROC.
- Do they accept you?
- We have long been in the ROC, but who will say for us now? We do not even voice the names of those people with whom we communicate closely. You will find out who we are talking about when they stop talking about us as terrorists, and everyone will understand that we are good, believers, Orthodox people who are tired of lawlessness.
- Hinting that you are supported by high officials?
- There are officials, and "big epaulets." I am not proud of this, but I want to show that there are many Orthodox people in our country. In some regions, the government even allocated land for our brothers and sisters to train.
- We are the same sect as the ROC. We go to our temples, serve in the ROC, we visit and communicate with the rulers of the ROC.
- Do they accept you?
- We have long been in the ROC, but who will say for us now? We do not even voice the names of those people with whom we communicate closely. You will find out who we are talking about when they stop talking about us as terrorists, and everyone will understand that we are good, believers, Orthodox people who are tired of lawlessness.
- Hinting that you are supported by high officials?
- There are officials, and "big epaulets." I am not proud of this, but I want to show that there are many Orthodox people in our country. In some regions, the government even allocated land for our brothers and sisters to train.
Kalinin is sure that in the fight with the film of the Teacher, his movement will win: "We will win."
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Will the supporters of the “Orthodox country” win with a leader like Ivan the Terrible at the head, ideologists of “militant Christianity”, arsonists of cinemas and cars? Telephone terrorists, by whose grace people were evacuated from hospitals, schools and universities?
There are examples of the victory of a small organized force in Russia - these are revolutionaries led by Lenin and his associates. Today in the "Christian State" 4500 people, and how much will be tomorrow? Today, these people have “25 offices throughout Russia,” and how much will be the day after tomorrow? To what extent will these “guys” train on their “plots of land” that the “government” has allocated to them? Finally, who actually supports this movement, which, unlike the brawlers-bushes or “children of Navalny”, is not a hindrance to the MVD?
Who wants a "spiritual-civil war" in the country?
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