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Russian radicals baptize Moon to ‘make it Orthodox’

Ewan Jones

30.09.2026, 21:39

The surreal event was the brainchild of the chairman of a state-funded think tank. Photo: Telegram/Агентство. Новости, Envato/martinholverda — The surreal event was the brainchild of the chairman of a state-funded think tank. Photo: Telegram/Agentstvo news, Envato/martinholverda

Participants in the ceremony blessed soil from a rock bearing Bronze Age petroglyphs that they believe fell from space.