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Today in History, Jan. 7

By The Moscow Times

Merry Orthodox Christmas! Nineteen years ago today, on Jan. 7, 1995, Patriarch Alexy II laid the cornerstone of the new Christ the Savior Cathedral, launching one of Russia's most controversial construction projects. Read the story in our archive here.

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