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A Concise History of Russian Art
Tamara Talbot Rice
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Father John
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Philip Sherrard
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William Whiston
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George C. Berthold
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Bernard Meehan
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Sergei Hackel
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Ian C. Bradley
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Henry Chadwick
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Bernhard W. Anderson
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Vivid photographs are combined with text to portray the history of the Russian Orthodox Church and examine its place in contemporary Soviet society
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An essential addition to the HarperCollins Spiritual Classics series, The Way of a Pilgrim is combined in one volume with its companion work, The…
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Saint John of Damascus
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Graham Panes
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