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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