Summary
Sergei Ivanov: God-inspired madmen
For the whole world, Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow is a symbol of Russia. So what did that saint who was buried in that temple become famous for? He walked naked in the streets, created disturbances in the market, provoked passers-by, threw stones at the houses of pious people, and once broke a miracle-working icon. Does such behavior correspond to the image of a saint? It fits perfectly, if that saint is jurodiv.
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