Funeral of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Funeral services for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn were held this week at the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow.

Thousands of Russians came to pay their respects both at the public viewing held at the Russian Academy of Sciences as well as at the funeral and burial services at the Donskoy Monastery.

Excerpts from a letter of condolence of Patriarch Alexei II can be read here.

A letter of condolence from Metropolitan Hilarion of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia can be read here.

Photos of the funeral and burial services can be seen here.

A video with scenes from the funeral and burial services can be found here.

A video of the complete burial service can be viewed here.