All-Ukrainian Cross Procession VS “Ukrainian Stroll”. Facts and fancies
After the end of celebration in Ukraine of the Baptism Day of Kievan Rus the same people, who have been deliberately dispersing ridiculous fakes about the All-Ukrainian Cross Procession via television and Internet-resources, continue to shape their absurd alternative reality in the Ukrainian society. This time it’s about the “Ukrainian procession” of the Kiev Patriarchate largely outweighing the UOC Cross Procession in size and scale. So, how many people were there actually?
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