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Priests as well as laymen view their religion as a liturgy celebrating Russia’s glorious history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Priests wear simpler garments and a long scarf over their tunic called a red stole.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

Priests, students, educators, and union organizers were prime targets.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2025

Priests and nuns are mostly helpful, but not always.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

“It’s a kind of vestment. Priests wear them over their albs.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman