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The cathedral, demolished by the Bolsheviks in 1931 and rebuilt in 2000, is the most potent symbol of the Church’s return. A Consumer Rights NGO has accused the Church of only using 7 per cent of the cathedral for religious purposes: halls are rented out for private parties and corporate events; in the basement there is a car-wash, car repair shop and car-park. The courts have said that it isn’t commercial activity but ‘gratuitous mutual gift-making for a recommended price’. On 22 April, believers gathered outside the cathedral for a special service in defence of the faith. The church claims as many as 65,000 turned up; some independent observers put the figure closer to 20,000. Icons which had been damaged by the Bolsheviks were paraded in front of the crowd, as a reminder of the Church’s trials past and present. ‘We have gathered to pray to God for our country,’ the patriarch said, ‘so that our history is never lied about and our spirit never perverted.’
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