Rosyjska Cerkiew prawosławna w Internecie
The Russian Orthodox Church on the Internet

Summary/Abstract: Based on available specialist literature, the present paper deals with the RussianlanguageOrthodox Church websites − their origin, dynamics and popularity among users. Italso divides them up into subject matter categories, as well as discusses the main Orthodox Church web catalogues. It highlights the role the Internet plays in the Russian Orthodox Churchpractices and teachings − its assigned tasks and functions. Moreover, the paper discusses indetail the content and structure of “Русская Православная церковь. Официальный сайтМосковского Патриархата” (www.patriarchia.ru), the official website of the MoscowPatriarchate launched in September 2009.

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