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Euro-Asia
Division headquarters, located on the eastern edge of Moscow.
Originally built as a kindergarten, the building now contains
offices and apartments for employees from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova,
Belarus, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, United States, Cyprus, South
Africa, and other countries. |
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Newly
dedicated multi-use building at Zaoksky Seminary. Adventists
around the world helped pay for this building with their Thirteenth
Sabbath offerings in the third quarter of 2001. The facility
can be used for large meetings and for indoor exercise during
the long Russian winters. |
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Original
administration building at Zaoksky Theological Seminary south
of Moscow. Students from across the former Soviet countries come
here for training in theology, literature evangelism, business,
music, and other subjects. |
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Zaoksky
Seminary graduates in spring 2001. |
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Pond
and Adventist seminary in the village of Zaoksky. |
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Euro-Asia
employee Elena Timoshchenko, a native of Ukraine, prepares to
welcome an official visitor with the traditional Slavic greeting
of bread and salt. |
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A pro-Communist
demonstration on May Day 2001 in downtown Moscow. Despite the
negative aspects of Communism, many citizens miss the social
and financial security provided by the Soviet Union. |
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An
Orthodox priest visits with an Adventist member at Russia's first
major exhibition of religions in May 2001. On the last Sabbath
of the exhibition, Adventists presented a church service for
onlookers. They also offered information on health, education,
agriculture, family life, and spiritual topics. |
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The
All-Russian Exhibition Center, built during Soviet times to showcase
achievements in science, industry, and space technology. Now
the center hosts an annual exhibition of religions. Participants
include the Orthodox Church, Baptists, Jews, Catholics, Lutherans,
Buddhists, Muslims, native Siberian groups, and Adventists. |
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Regional
Adventist communication directors on the roof of Cathedral of
Christ the Saviour in downtown Moscow. Most departments in our
office held training meetings for their regional directors in
the spring and summer of 2001. |