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Irkutsk, RUSSIA, 2008 - Father Ignati is a priest in the old Znamenski monastery in the Siberian city of Irkutsk. We talk to him about the problems in the community where he works. In his opinion, the best way of stopping the spread of Aids is the restoration of Christian family values. 'We have let an entire generation go by,' he says. 'My own generation.' The priest has just turned 27. ..Father Ignati calls Putin his personal hero: 'Putin is a man who keeps his word. He is a man who gives his all and doesn't expect anything from the Russian people in return.' The fact that Putin, as a former KGB agent, represents precisely the state structure that almost destroyed the Russian Orthodox Church, is contested vehemently by the priest. 'A misconception! The KGB only played an indirect role in the repression of the church. KGB agents were well represented at every level of society. That's a plus point! It's good that they now occupy senior managerial positions.'.© ROB HORNSTRA / +31 6 14365936
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Irkutsk, RUSSIA, 2008 - Father Ignati is a priest in the old Znamenski monastery in the Siberian city of Irkutsk. We talk to him about the problems in the community where he works. In his opinion, the best way of stopping the spread of Aids is the restoration of Christian family values. 'We have let an entire generation go by,' he says. 'My own generation.' The priest has just turned 27. ..Father Ignati calls Putin his personal hero: 'Putin is a man who keeps his word. He is a man who gives his all and doesn't expect anything from the Russian people in return.' The fact that Putin, as a former KGB agent, represents precisely the state structure that almost destroyed the Russian Orthodox Church, is contested vehemently by the priest. 'A misconception! The KGB only played an indirect role in the repression of the church. KGB agents were well represented at every level of society. That's a plus point! It's good that they now occupy senior managerial positions.'.© ROB HORNSTRA / +31 6 14365936

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Date: 18 Jan 2008
Location: Irkutsk Irkutsk oblast Russia
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