Putin praises God and missiles

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Series Details 1.8.03
Publication Date 01/08/2003
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attended 31 July 2003, a celebration of one of the country's most revered Christian saints, St Seraphim. His attendance at the pilgrimage and his gift of a new bell to Sarov's cathedral, indicate the importance Mr Putin places on religion in the modern state.

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