... about spiritual things. And I am an atheistic agnostic. Or, putting it in the words of some people (Lukashenko, as much as I abhor him), Russian Orthodox atheist. Yes, this is possible. And Alexey Rybnikov celebrated his birthday just recently. And here is the deal. Many people ask who is the head of the Church? In Catholicism it is Pope, but Russian Orthodox Church has only one head and, you guessed it, he is Jesus Christ. The clergy, including Patriarch, is below. Funny, how USSR allowed a devout Christian Alexey Rybnikov to produce the first true Soviet/Russian rock-opera The Star and the Death of Joaquin Murieta in 1978 (the movie came four years later) and then, the rock-opera which took USSR by storm. I omit here Rybnikov's genius soundtracks to a whole lot of Soviet movies. I am talking about Juno and Avos.
Here is a coda of this magnificent production of the opera, plus, of course, WiKi provides a misleading info--the original was this in 1980 and Lenkom had nothing to do with it. It gives the insight into modern Russian view of not just the Orthodox Christianity but into the view of "Soviets" into the spiritual world which was and remains very complex and is all about love. Add here immense production values and you get a spread at the Palace Square in St.Petersburg which provides the background to one of the incredible musical and religious experiences.
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