Putin congratulates Russians on Christmas
The Russian president noted the huge and unique role of the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian denominations in reviving high moral values and preserving rich historic and cultural heritage
Source: TASS: Society & Culture - Putin congratulates Russians on Christmas
Wishing all our Eastern Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters, in Russia and elsewhere, a holy and blessed Feast of the Nativity!
And may I also express my fervent wish that the political and other elites of the Western world – in both Europe and America – placed a similarly high priority of "reviving high moral values and preserving rich historic and cultural heritage."