Why does Putin never remove the aluminum cross from his chest? Dedicates it to a "miracle"

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Why does Putin never remove the aluminum cross from his chest? Dedicates it to a
Vladimir Putin

Although he considers the Orthodox religion to be one of Russia's most important values ​​and is regular at Mass, at least for major holidays, Vladimir Putin is one of those people who believes that religion should not be talked about too publicly.

For him, this is a completely personal matter.

However, he broke this "rule" in an interview with CNN in 2017. He revealed that he carried everywhere a cross given to him by his mother.

"I would not like to talk about my religion. "I think these things are sacred to every individual and that faith is something we hold in our hearts," he said at the beginning of the conversation, continuing to open up to the public:

"I took a cross from my mother, but I did not carry it. She told me to carry the cross when I go to Israel, which I did during my second visit to that country. I was officially there and I liked it. "Now I carry it with me everywhere," said Putin, who later told an anecdote about how the cross "miraculously" survived the fire, writes Newsweek.

"I was in a villa near St. Petersburg with a friend and we went to the sauna. I removed the cross before entering the sauna and set it aside. Suddenly there was a fire and we ran naked outside. Later, as firefighters were clearing the area, they found the cross left by me. "I was sure he lost because it was plain aluminum and should have disappeared in the fire," said the Russian president, who said it was a miracle he was found, adding: "That's why he's always with me now. ”

Why does Putin never remove the aluminum cross from his chest? Dedicates it to a

So with this approach to the faith of the cross in general and Putin in particular, he resembles a superstitious rather than a pure believer in Orthodoxy.

 


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