Friday, September 9, 2005

Putin on Mount Athos pilgrimage - BBC World News

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the monastic community of Mount Athos in Greece, one of Orthodox Christianity's holiest sites. He was the first Russian leader to visit the male-only community, on a narrow, rocky peninsula east of Thessaloniki, Russian TV reported. The trip was part of Mr Putin's two-day visit to Greece. He has openly embraced the Orthodox faith, despite having served the atheist Soviet regime as a KGB officer

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