English machine translation of http://www.hrono.ru/libris/lib_k/karaul_nest.html via http://www.online-translator.com A.K.Korostelev's V.V sentries. THE AVOCATE OF THE CHURCH UNIFICATION To the 40-anniversary from the date of blessed death of metropolitan Nestora In the Gospel from John there are the words named Pervosvjashchennicheskoj a pray of the Vladika: " Otche Svjatyj! Observe them in the name of yours, what you have given me that they were common, as well as we " (Ei.17,11.) these words appeal to unity of Church for only in it a pledge of that Church - the community of believers, but truly mystical Body Hristovo is no simple. Orthodox arhipastyri at all times zealously asserted church unity. Despite of it, they not always managed to save Church from splittings. So has taken place in Russia in the seventeenth century, at Patriarch Nikone. So happened and in a century the twentieth when political nestroenija, captured Russia, have deeply affected destinies of Church. Defeat of forces White in Civil war and formation of Russian emigration, which number included also numerous clerics (including large church hierarches), has led to that gradually in Russian Orthodoxy was formed two branches: the Moscow Patriarchy and Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (RPTSZ). Harbinskaja a diocese created in 1922 as the part of Russian church abroad, has not avoided the general speed up and also appeared the Church torn off Mother. The history of church divisions of XX century contains huge quantity important, at times drama details and the details doing almost impossible its unequivocal treatment even for seminary students - ekkliziologov and canonistes. That is why to the authors addressing to a problem of mutual relations of the Moscow Patriarchy and RPTSZ, it is necessary to reflect above sense of wise saying of A.I.Solzhenitsina: " Not in human weights to weigh, who of whom should appear here dostoin on force of sufferings, on force of repentance and on force of the belief " [1.] In offered clause the question will be difficult way Harbinskoj of a diocese to reunion with the Moscow Patriarchy and about an oustanding role in salutary process of overcoming of split of metropolitan Nestora (9.11.1885 (an item of an item) - + 4.11.1962). Lost dreams and the found hopes In 1931-1932-Japan occupied Manchuria and has created there under the protectorate only decorative state Manchzhou-Go. In the beginning the occupational mode was rather soft. As writes former harbinets E.Kattaj, Japanese " smiled and gave children konfetki " [30]. New masters did not interfere with affairs of Russian colony almost. The life of Russian emigrants went, basically, on an old habitual channel. Moreover, after previous political confusion, infinite change of modes and exhausting conflicts it seemed, that polite and accurate Japanese have brought with themselves to Manchuria stability and prosperity. The Japanese considering in the beginning Russian emigrants as natural allies in the militaristic aspirations against the USSR, the disappointment has soon comprehended. Appeared, that Russian population of Manchuria willingly participates in propaganda antibolshevistskih actions, but on the whole is not inclined to be at war with compatriots. The behaviour of Japanese has sharply changed. An occupational mode has become tougher, began japonizatsija all forms of a life of Russian colony. The Japanese authorities began to interfere and in church affairs - all over again is cautious, and after and at all inconsiderately. All this, in turn, has induced harbintsev to reserve the initial attitude to the Japanese occupational authority. Sights of Vladika Nestora on the given question also have undergone radical evolution. Began that after the japono-Soviet conflicts on the Halkin-goal and lake Hasan the Japanese authorities have insisted to participation of clergy in the magnificent funeral of the victim arranged by them from the Soviet bullet unknown emigrant young men Natarova, struggled in the ranks of Kvantunskoj armies. Remains carried on a gun carriage, ahead conducted under uzdtsy a horse without sedoka. Burial service has taken place in the Cathedral, and burial - in a cathedral fencing (and it that remains of the hero of Civil war of general V.O.Kappelja modestly pokoilis in fencing Iverskoj of church). And clergy this action "has a little jarred on" laymen. Then Japanese initiated construction on the cathedral area of a chapel, the inscription on which said: " to Fighters against Komintern ". To be erected she should on means harbintsev, and all bishops, including Vladika Nestora, should participate in gathering donations though they and all clergy of Harbin very much were confused with relevance of a similar inscription on an orthodox chapel. Then began retraction of the maximum clergy in the political enterprises of doubtful property, gamble on their authority on emigrant circles. So, Vladika Victor (Svjatina) of archbishop Peking and Chinese Japanese, against his will, have compelled to hold a post of Chairman Antikominternovskogo of the union of Northern China [2.] Have begun threats, direct and rough intervention in affairs of church management and attempt to push off among themselves Russian hierarches. Vladika Victor has been compulsorily caused by the Japanese authorities to Harbin where under fear of the announcement his military criminal it was offered to it to transfer clerics of churches and farmsteads of the Russian Spiritual Mission to territories of Manchuria in conducting Harbinskoj of a diocese. The power of attorney on management of property has been given to metropolitan Meletiju. [3]. These Farmsteads have appeared in territory of Manchuria in the beginning of a century, and Vladika Melety, itself heading one of them, the existing order did not aspire to change some time at all. However, Japanese saw in spiritual-educational activity of Mission among the Chinese population threat to the policy "japonizatsii" and, therefore, have subjected her to all conceivable and inconceivable utesnenijam. There was an attempt of creation, contrary to will harbinskih arhipastyrej, antiinitial and under inspection to Japanese of Church management of East Asia [4.] While requirements of the Japanese authorities did not concern bases of Christian Belief, harbinskie bishops reacted to them with restraint enough, and sometimes simply silently them sabotaged. However, there has come the moment when requirements became intolerable and it was necessary to give the rebuff. In the beginning of 1943 the Japanese administration has published " Manual loyal ". This document ordered, among other, to all population under inspection Japan of territories " reverential worship " to pagan goddess Amaterasu, under the legend considered foundress of the Japanese imperial sort. It was recommended to make in the certain days of worship the Japanese temples, and a statue it was supposed also, neither it is a lot of, nor it is not enough, to place in orthodox temples of Manchuria. Above orthodox people threat of defilement of a relic and a confluence of nasty thing of idolatry has hung. It has caused a storm of indignation in believing Christians and has been perceived as mockery above their religious feelings. The clergy kept stojko. Priests, in the sharpest form expressing the disobedience, or have been expelled from the arrivals and turned out from Manchuria, or killed (priests Alexander Zhuch and Feodor Bogolyubov, and also ieromonah Paul) [5]. However heads of the Bureau on affairs of the Russian Emigrants (the created Japanese Military Mission of the organization, vedavshej all questions of a life of Russian emigrants) and some civil organizations, including schools, have trembled. Bishops had to show remarkable endurance and courage to din into Japanese sense of a Christian doctrine about Edinobozhii and to stop violent compulsion of believers to poklonenijam. The most uncompromising position in this question was borrowed with archbishop Nestor [6.] The priest about. Dionisy Pozdnjaev, specially studying this question, writes: " Archbishop Kamchatka Nestor (Anisimov) has addressed to Metropolitan Harbinskomu Meletiju as to the ruling bishop of a diocese with the request to arrange to a protection of orthodox citizens, and also learning orthodox schools and grammar schools from participation in (pagan - Avt.) religious ceremonies. Vladika Nestor wrote about events of that time: " my lonely voice has remained not maintained, and worship proceeded. To protect itself at that time still it was possible, as an example of that Russian grammar school in Distant serves, former Dajrene where director V. S.Frolov, having collided with "poklonenijami", has defended before Dajrenskoj military mission the Russian grammar school from service to this pagan cult and did not drive children on worship to temples. In Harbin heads uniatskih schools and shelters also have acted. My shelter, the House of Mercy, I never started up on these of worship and for any Japanese holidays or events " [7.] In reply to this appeal bishops Harbinskoj of a diocese (Vladika Melety and it vikarii - archbishop Dimitry and bishop Juvenaly) have acted with arhipastyrskim the message in which have unambiguously declared inadmissibility of worship to pagan deities. The full text of this message is resulted in N.P.Razzhigaevoj's clause [8.] Summing up this "epopee" continued more of two years, the priest about. Dionisy Pozdnjaev writes, that arhipastyri " edinomyslenno have defined participation of orthodox Christians in ritual poklonenijah as inadmissible and in a result could protect religious freedom of the Russian emigrants in Manchuria [9.] After an attack of Germany to Soviet Union, for many harbintsev it became clear, that the question is not simply prospects of falling hated much the Soviet mode, and about probability of utter annihilation of the Country and People. It has woken at the majority of Russian diaspora in Manchuria patriotic sentiments. Harbintsy the senior generation many former imperial generals and officers, participants of White movement told, how these years, going for apartments each other, communicated about position on fronts and with pity (in the first years of war), and then with admiration (the next years) analyzed operations of Red Army. Gradually under various pretexts leaders of emigration and, including, the most irreconcilable enemy of the Soviet authority ataman G.M.Semenov began to depart from co-operation with Japanese. People close knowing the ataman, told, that Grigory Mihajlovich these years has lodged in the small house " on a line " and was completely gave the hobby - to cultivation of grapes and manufacturing from him domestic fault. The Japanese command in China has regarded it as sabotage and has made the decision on his arrest. The ataman has left to being to arrest to his Japanese in a smart uniform with all awards, including the maximum award of Japan - the Award of the Rising sun. Japanese, having seen her, have bowed and have left. It appears, gentlemen of this award could be arrested only under the personal order of emperor. Japanese have answered patriotic sentiments harbintsev with toughening of terror. In the slightest occasion of Russian emigrants the Japanese gendarmerie arrested, and almost anybody from them after that did not come back. The some people got in terrible camp where it was in public tested bakterialogicheskoe the weapon. Such martyr death one of ipodiakonov Vladikas Nestora Paul Trostjansky, the son of former prior Skorbjashchenskogo of a temple of " the House of Mercy " was lost also about. John. Despite of reprisals, patriotic feelings of the majority harbintsev did not weaken. Certainly, the fast introduction into war with Japan of Soviet Union connected by the nonaggression pact, anybody then could not foresee, but close military-political crash of Japan for the most far-sighted people became more and more obvious. The clergy never lost hopes for reunion with Mother-church. In conditions of mass patriotic rise sights of many clerics have directed to Moscow as encouraging news therefrom began to reach. In 1943. Stalin has sharply changed the policy in the attitude to Church. Elections of the Patriarch have been resolved, at last. On this post metropolitan Sergy has been elected. Many bishops and priests have been released from concentration camps and have started service. Churches came back some temples and a part of property. In church circles of Harbin have started talking about Stalin's "regeneration" under influence of tragical events of war, have recollected, that in a youth it was the believing person and even studied in seminary, fondly hoping, that this "regeneration" will inevitably change also a Soviet mode. Naturally, anybody during this period did not know true, especially pragmatical political reasons, podvignuvshih Stalin on co-operation with Church and the more so the disappointment in not come true dreams was bitter in post-war years. There were also circumstances of internal life Harbinskoj of a diocese which forced clergy worries about its further destiny. With the beginning of active military actions in Europe and in Asia communication with metropolitan Anastas (Gribanovskim) which has headed the Foreign Synod after death of metropolitan Antonija, at harbinskih bishops has completely broken. Within several years they had no news about Vladika Anastasii. Harbinskaja the diocese actually appeared in position of homing unit. At the same time, its chapter - metropolitan Melety - deserved and loved by flock the Vladika, was in old age and to the beginning of 40th years has been tired and exhausted by illnesses. And it, and his nearest environment understood, that that hour when it will need the successor lawfully appointed by the Maximum Church Authority is near. At such intense moment of history to deprive a diocese for uncertain time legitimate vozglavlenija meant to leave its defenceless, given on worry to Japanese. In the circumstances it was necessary to hope for the Vladika of the God and the Patriarch of all Russia. Into place All logic of events, razvorachivavshihsja in Manchuria last years wars, specified necessity of restoration of communications Harbinskoj of a diocese with the Moscow Patriarchy. But one business - to build a plan; it is necessary to finish it with realization still. Both in that, and in the friend a key role the inspiring voice of the Divine Foresight has played Vladika Nestor, truly estimated a situation mind human and caught arhipastyrskim heart. Archbishop Nestoru should solve some the interconnected problems. First, to receive the truthful information on events occuring in the world. Second, to establish the reliable channel of bilateral communication with the Moscow Patriarchy. Thirdly, to decline to edinomysliju other three harbinskih bishops who, by virtue of the various reasons, borrowed a waiting attitude. Fourthly, stories so that to overcome vigilance of the Moscow Patriarchy and to receive therefrom the benevolent answer. And, at last, to achieve understanding and acceptance of an event on the part of the overwhelming majority of eparchial clergy and flock. As to first two problems to the today's reader not familiar with realities of a manchurian life during the Japanese occupation, they can seem far-fetched. Actually it not so. With the beginning of war the Japanese authorities have established strict information blockade in Harbin. All radio receivers which are taking place at the population, have been registered and sealed so, that they could accept only one local radio station which transferred the information past strict Japanese censorship. Presence of seals was supervised by the Japanese gendarmerie. Despite of it, it has been noticed, that in sermons and private conversations Vladika Nestor showed unusual awareness on position on the sovetsko-German front. Across Harbin hearings have spread, that in " the House of Mercy " there is a radio transmitter and archbishop Nestor receives the information directly from Moscow. Till now in some editions harbinskih zemljachestv dispute is conducted - where there was this transmitter? One assert, that it was [10] behind altar Skorbjashchenskoj of church of the House of Mercy. Others, rejecting this version as blasphemous, believe, that the transmitter was on a belltower of this church [11]. It is a pity to us to destroy this beautiful legend, but actually all was easier. The nearest employee of Vladika Nestora K.A.Karaulov had a unregister radio receiver which hid in one of bochek from under a sauerkraut many prepared for winter for naselnikov " Houses of Mercy ". Daily at night it secretly listened by the Khabarovsk radio of report "Sovinformbjuro" and informed news to the Vladika. However, the liaison channel with Moscow at archbishop Nestora has soon appeared. After reception of news about election in 1943 of patriarch Sergija, at him contact to the Patriarchy through General Consulate of the USSR in Harbin was came into. Originally communication was carried out through known harbinskogo doctor N.N.Buhalova. Nikolay Nikolaevich was " old Soviet " (so harbintsy named not numerous group of people which have not refused the Soviet citizenship within the Japanese occupation) and could freely, not causing suspicions at Japanese to visit Consulate. However so it was possible to send and receive only oral messages. Later, when correspondence with the Patriarchy was established, the exchange of documents secretly, with observance of all rules of conspiracy, occured at meetings with one of secretaries Genkonsulstva on K.A.Karaulova's apartment. Itself the Vladika was, as they say, " on a kind ", behind it Japanese conducted careful supervision, therefore it did not participate in these meetings. The shown foresight has allowed to keep, for the time being, contacts to the Patriarchy as fiduciary from Japanese. To appreciate skilful actions of Vladika Nestora, it is enough to recollect, that approximately during the same period similar, but unsuccessful attempt was undertaken by archbishop Peking and Chinese Victor, which else since 1935 considered a question on reunion with the Moscow Patriarchy [12]. The sister of Vladika Victor O.V.Keping recollects: " At the end of 1944, even during the Japanese occupation, archbishop Victor has sent in the Soviet Embassy in Peking the relative, the husband of sister Boris Mihajlovicha Kepinga who has attributed there the official official report addressed to the Patriarch Moscow and All Russia with the request for reunion with the Patriarchal Church. The answer was not " [13.] In June, 1945, leaning on preliminary arrangements with the Moscow Patriarchy, Vladika Nestor has undertaken not simply courageous, and on conditions of that time the heroic step - first of harbinskih arhipastyrej openly started to uplift a name of the Patriarch from divine service. In the curriculum vitae for the first time published in a seal of N.P.Razzhigaevoj, itself the Vladika writes about it so: " In June, 1945, for 3 months prior to the beginning of military events with Japan, from His blessing Svjatejshestva of Patriarch Alex, behind divine services began to uplift a pray about the Patriarch Moskovsk and All Russia ? " [14]. Here it is necessary to allocate expression " from blessing " or, in other words, " from the sanction " the Patriarch. On memoirs of one of participants of these events K.A.Karaulova, time of realization of this step got out long enough and conformed with the Patriarchy. Were afraid, that premature actions can cause unjustified Japanese reprisals in relation to clergy and laymen. About date, time and a place of event beforehand knew very much limited circle of people - bishops: Nestor, Melety, Dimitry and JUvenaly, the Manager of " the House of Mercy " K.A.Karaulov, and also protodiakon about. Nikolay Lobas, the first proclaimed "Mnogoletie" to the Patriarch. The certificate of eyewitness L.P.Markizova which writes is published: " Exact date I do not remember, but it was prior to the beginning of military actions on August, 9, 1945, during nightlong steel to remember Patriarch Alex, instead of bishops of the Foreign Synod. During this night service in " the House of Mercy " archbishop Nestor has told, that now we not people without kith or kin, and we were accepted in a bosom of Russian Orthodox Church by the Most holy Patriarch Moscow and all Russia Alex, " we have also Native land and our Orthodox church led by the Patriarch " " [15]. Soon pominovenie a name of the Patriarch Moscow began and in other temples of Harbin. So, the question on reunion with the Moscow Patriarchy Vladika Nestorom basically has been prepared for June, 1945. Disagreements with others harbinskimi bishops have been smoothed. It has allowed to operate more resolutely, though still in deep secret from Japanese. The Episcopal Meeting which has firmly decided to ask the Patriarch Moscow about reception Harbinskoj of a diocese under the jurisdiction has taken place in the beginning of July in Harbin. On July, 8 (on June, 26 on an item of an item) 1945 (up to the edition of the reference of Patriarch Alex I to arhipastyrjam and to clergy karlovatskoj orientations from August, 10, 1945) the Russian bishops who are taking place in territory of Manchuria had been directed to the Patriarch the reference in which they congratulated it on ascent on Pervosvjatitelsky the Throne. It was in circulation spoken: " our Far East Church abroad and, in particular, Harbinskaja a diocese, during all existence since 1922, on favour Bozhiej used silence and the world in an internal life; [?] But each of us these long years experienced great sincere weight, being is torn off by past events our sacred Mother of native Russian Orthodox Church. Now, due to great favour Dominical, again the pleasure hammered our hearts for, esteeming ourselves true synami sacred Mother of our Russian Orthodox Church (we always in our temples remembered orthodox episcopacy of Church Rossijskija and bogohranimuju the country Russian), we again have an opportunity to uplift in our prays a name pervosvjatitelja Churches Russian - the Most holy father our Alex, the Patriarch Moscow and all Russia, the lawful successor of the Most holy Patriarch Tihona elected Pomestnym by the Cathedral of 1945, having initial communication with the last Cathedral of 1917-1918. All it the great pleasure and favour was sent us by the Vladika for has not left us siryh - has erected to us father, the Most holy Patriarch Moscow and all Russia, pominaemogo nowadays us in our prays in our temples behind divine service. Submissively dropping to stops of yours Svjatejshestva and asking yours Pervosvjatitelskogo blessings, it is assiduously asked yours Svjatejshestvo to open to us embraces of father, to accept us under a high hand of yours Pervosvjatitelskogo okormlenija " [16]. Under the reference there were signatures of Vladikas Meletija, Nestora, Dimitrija and JUvenalija. A little bit later, in August of the same year, the telegram has been directed to Moscow to address of the Patriarch signed by the Chief of the Peking Spiritual Mission of archbishop Peking and Chinese Victor (Svjatina) in which it also asked to accept it and vikarnogo bishop Shanghai John (Maksimovicha) under omofor the Moscow Patriarch. The initiator of this reference Vladika John was. It - the lawyer by formation, the canoniste and the legal adviser of Mission, has made a faultless substantiation kanonichnosti such step [17]. However it, after a while, has established communication with the Foreign Synod and after his erection in a dignity of archbishop RPTSZ, has refused the initial intention. The initiative of Vladika Nestora on reunion Harbinskoj of a diocese with the Moscow Patriarchy in terrible conditions of July-August, 1945 could do without very dearly to it. Here is how it recollected itself the Vladika in the Word on the occasion of first anniversary of a victory over Japan, made in harbinskom St.. Nikolaevsk a cathedral: " August, eighth, 1945. The late evening. The urgent telephone message I am caused on a urgent matter on an apartment being in that time by the chief of a bureau of emigrants Vlasevskogo. After my arrival to me through Vlasevskogo charge of the Japanese gendarmerie in my relations with the Patriarch Moscow and All Russia Alex has been showed and in prompting Harbinskoj of a diocese [?] to obey jurisdictions of the Moscow Patriarchy. To me it has been specified, that during long already time for me and behind my House of Mercy severe shadowing in which have been involved both Japanese, and Russian spies - employees of military Japanese mission has been established. Vlasevsky has warned me, that for the next day it should give the detailed report of military mission and that I was ready to imprisonment on charge in the "crimes" which were come to the end with reunion Harbinskoj of a diocese with Mother by our Church Russian, and through It and with our Native land. [?] When I came back home, approached an awful thunder-storm, lightnings have cut the sky, ominously and continuously the thunder rattled. Involuntarily compared I then position to an approaching thunder-storm. As all sky has become covered by clouds, and around of me dark clouds before threat of arrest by the Japanese gendarmerie which seldom at that time set free the victim zhivoju were condensed. Hour through two a thunder-storm, at late night, we had been received a joyful message. [?] USSR has declared war of Japan. This message has at lightning speed flown about our city, having filled hearts of truly Russian people triumph. [?] To Japanese on 9-th of August had already no time for my arrest, not up to my mutual relations with the Patriarch. As the beaten dogs, have low lowered the heads, too there were gone too far Samurais, in fear expecting for all crimes of inevitable punishment " [18.] However, trouble of Vladika Nestora on it have not terminated. Shortly before the introduction into Harbin his Red Army was expected with one more shock. Those years in Harbin operated, closely cooperating with Japanese notorious " Russian fascist party " in the chapter from K.V.Rodzaevskim. Before the flight from Harbin Rodzaevsky has decided to get even with Vladika Nestorom. At night one of employees of the device of this party, the admirer of the Vladika, by phone informed the manager of " the House of Mercy " K.A.Karaulovu: " To you has left Rodzaevsky with intention to kill Vladika Nestora ". It was necessary to take urgent measures. Near to an input in an apartments of the Vladika of dews the big bush of a lilac. In him have put an armchair, in which and villages the Vladika, dressed in a be dark-lilac cassock. After some minutes K.Rodzaevsky with protection has appeared and has roughly asked: " Where Nestor? ". To it have answered, that the Vladika on a summer residence in Zatone. Having made sure, that in apartments of the Vladika is not present, Rodzaevsky has sworn and cleaned vosvojasi. Trick Rodzaevskogo at all did not reflect a position of a great bulk harbintsev, vziravshih on brave behaviour of Vladika Nestora with admiration and support. In this connection once again we shall refer to L.P.Markizova who writes: " Russian emigration has differently considered ocurrence Harbinskoj of a diocese in structure of the Moscow Patriarchy, but overwhelming majority - is positive. The indignation to me was stated only by one participant of Civil war: " why us have not asked, whether we agree " " [19]. This statement precisely reflecting a true state of affairs, is valuable also by that it belongs to the person who has courageously overcome all horrors of Stalin camps. On the eve of a holiday of Transformation Gospodnja on August, 18, 1945 Harbin under unremitting as for Easter, zvon church bells met the introduction into city of the advanced divisions (landing) of Red Army. Harbinets I.A.Djakov so describes these exciting days; " I Remember moleben in a cathedral on August, 19, 1945. Under a strong downpour (on the Cathedral area - Avt.) There were people in one dresses, in celebratory suits and did not miss: waited (many with colors) for arrival of parts of Red army... (someone has started up hearing, that the meeting will take place on the cathedral area). At last, the automobile quickly approaches to a cathedral and leaves... The officer, the present Russian officer with gold pogonami. It is difficult to forget this the first "hurrah" to the address of this first Russian officer. From depth of heart isstradavshejsja souls has escaped this joyful national "hurrah". Many cried. Completely strangers congratulated each other. [?] In a cathedral at this time it was made solemn thankful moleben on the occasion of clearing us from the Japanese yoke. Three bishops served led by archbishop Nestorom [20.] On September, 4, 1945 Vladika Nestor welcomed Russian soldiers-liberators on mass meeting which has taken place on the Cathedral area. The staff of a newsreel of this significant event were kept. From time to time they also are now shown on channels of the Russian TV. On this staff it is shown close up and archbishop Nestor. Memoirs of marshal K.A.Meretskova which wrote are published: " the Unforgettable impression was made on me with meeting in Harbin on the occasion of a victory. On 3-rd of September I have arrived in this city [?] After me by the second plane here the profit A.M.Vasilevsky, the Main marshal of aircraft A.A.Novikov, the marshal of aircraft S.A.Khudyakov, the marshal of artillery M.N.Chistjakov and other military leaders. [?] Meeting has taken place next day. Area Harbinzinzja (the Cathedral area - Avt.), decorated with flags, it has been overflown. Here was about 20 thousand Russian city dwellers, and also the manchurian is a lot of and [?] the ideas and expectations local residents have given vent to Chinese in speeches, hot and excited up to a limit. From intelligency of city lawyer Berdjakov (correctly has acted: Erdjakov - Avt.), from youth - Lyudmila Zaharova-Penzhukova, from clergy - archbishop Nestor " [21.] In September, 1945 bishops Harbinskoj of a diocese have directed the congratulatory telegram to I.V.Stalin and have sent from a name harbintsev 20 thousand roubles to fund of the help to children and families of soldiers of Red Army. The answer of such maintenance has soon been received: " I Ask to transfer orthodox Russian clergy and believers of city of Harbin my greetings and gratitude for care of children and about families of Red Army " [22]. Harbinskih clerics (especially with the circles close to RPTSZ) sometimes reproach that they in post-war years " glorified Stalin ". If to analyse performances and publications of that time it is clearly visible, that to them it was given due to Stalin ONLY as to the head of the Great Country which have won in terrible bloody war Germany and Japan. And it, as they say, "to not take away". Mutual relations of Vladika Nestora with the Soviet military authorities have developed mutually benevolently. Authorities willingly went towards to church needs and, first of all, essentially helped the charitable organizations of a diocese by the foodstuffs and the Japanese trophies. In the same 45-th there was a first meeting of Vladika Nestora with marshal R.J.Malinovskim. In this connection it is possible to recollect two episodes, illjustrirujushchih the attitude of the Soviet command to Vladika Nestoru. As is known, within war by Supreme commander in chief the order according to which military and civil persons were authorized to carry the fighting awards received by them during war on 1914 and, including, imperial awards, but only fighting, " with swords " has been issued. Knowing about it, the Vladika, preparing for a meeting with the marshal, a plot the awards - the Cross on Georgievskoj to a tape, and also Sacred Anna's awards of 3-rd and 2-nd degrees, Sacred Vladimir of 4-th degree (all with swords and bows). As it writes in the memoirs: " This legendary hero of Great Domestic war, having seen my fighting awards and distinctions, has become interested, when and under what circumstances me with them have awarded and with attention has listened to my story, then has confirmed the decree, having told: - you have the right to carry adequately all these fighting awards " [23.] In total more the marshal was surprised to that the bishop has arrived on a meeting with it in ordinary izvoshchichem crew, zaprjazhennom quick kobylkoj "Asterisk" which the coach driver-Chinese by name Arkasha operated. Whence was to the marshal to know, that for harbinskih bishops those years when hundreds children, old men and invalids in wards him shelters required in daily bread, the automobile was inconceivable and even completely indecent luxury. Rodion Jakovlevich has decided to correct position. After some days the black limousine in which was poruchenets with the donative letter of the marshal has approached on a gate of " the House of Mercy ". After reception of a gift the Vladika still on business trips on city used crew and only in solemn days left on service in the automobile. The driver K.Vojtkevich was. We shall return, however, to the basic channel of our narration. The priest about. Dionisy Pozdnjaev writes, that on October, 1, 1945 delegations in structure of bishop Rostov and Taganrog Elevferija and archpriest Grigory Razumovsky have been given the mandate ? 1263 signed by the Patriarch with the assignment to visit Harbin and " to reunite taking place in split " in territory of Manchuria of bishops [24]. This delegation (Victor's) bishop Nikandr year recollected arrival to Harbin so later: " the Late fall of the last year [?] to us there arrives from the Most holy our Father with amnesty both brotherly love and the world Vladika Elevfery with the satellite about. Grigory Razumovsky. Those days for our city there has come month of special religious rise. According to itself Vladikas Elevferija, they with alarm went to Harbin, as in any uncertainty. But here before holiday Iverskoj of Divine Mother (on October, 24 - Avt.) There was a first meeting with harbintsami, and ice has thawn. Has come full primirennost and a light spiritual celebration. After that the patriarchal poslantsy with quiet conscience could come back to themselves home, understanding, that they have to the full executed the Patriarchal obedience in Harbin. And we, harbintsy, prayed and thanked the Vladika of the God, that it spodobil us to come back in a bosom of Mother-church Russian [24.] Signing the documents which have formally fixed the fact of reunion (with bringing harbinskimi bishops of a repentance for years of stay in split), has taken place in Harbin on October, 26, 1945. The delegation has returned to Moscow in the beginning of December. The most holy patriarch Alex on December, 7 has directed the telegram of the following maintenance to Harbin: " our delegation has safely returned to Moscow. With fatherlike pleasure and love we accept returning in a bosom of Mother-church arhipastyrej, clergy and laymen Harbinskoj, the Kamchatsko-Peter and Paul and Kitajsko-Peking dioceses " [25]. The Kamchatsko-Peter and Paul diocese, in this case, was meant as the Kamchatka farmstead with " the House of Mercy ", headed by Vladika Nestorom. And here - a finale, deification of the consent: by definition of the Synod from December, 27, 1945 for ? 31, after hearing the report preosvjashchennogo Elevferija about results of trip of delegation of the Moscow Patriarchy to Harbin, it has been solved " to consider reunited with Russian Orthodox Church from 26.10.45 arhipastyrej: metropolitan Harbinskogo Meletija, archbishop Dimitrija, archbishop Nestora, archbishop Victor, bishop Juvenalija and the chief of the Korean Mission of archimandrite of Polycarp (Prijmaka), clergy and laymen Harbinskoj of a diocese ". Within the limits of China and Korea the uniform district Mitropolichy with assignment to metropolitan of title Harbinsky and East-Asian has been formed. Vysokopreosvjashchennejshemu to metropolitan Meletiju through illness was granted leave. Temporarily managing mitropolichim the district appointed archbishop Nestor " [26.] In the beginning of 1946. Vysokopreosvjashchennejshy metropolitan Melety pochil in Boze. The decree from June, 11, 1946 ? 664 Most holy Patriarch Alex has transformed District Mitropolichy in East-Asian Ekzarhat. Ekzarhom the Moscow Patriarchy across East Asia Vladika Nestor, with his erection in a dignity of Metropolitan Harbinskogo and Manchurian [28] has been appointed. Henceforth the burden of the responsibility for a state of affairs in Orthodox Church on territories of Southeast Asia has entirely lain on his shoulders, however, it is a theme for the separate story. We shall finish our narration a reminder of words of metropolitan Nestora - Favour Bozhiej of the avocate of a church unification: " to my former spiritual smokes I leave the same will apostolic what have been based by me of my sermon: " Live adequately annunciations Hristova that to me, whether I shall come and whether I shall see you, or I shall not come, to hear about you, that you cost in one spirit, podvizajas unanimously for belief Evangelical (Oei.1, 27) " [29.] A.K.Karaulov, V.V.Korostelev Kiev A.K.Karaulov, Century. Century Korostelev Pobornik of a church unification (to the 40-anniversary from the date of blessed death of metropolitan Nestora). // Russian Atlantida. - Chelyabinsk: 2001. ? 8. - With. 36 - 50. The literature 1. Solzhenitsyn A.I.Tretemu to the Cathedral of Foreign Russian Church // the Star.-1994, ? 6. // Internet. www.teljonok.chat.ru 2. Svjashch. D.Pozdnjaev. Orthodoxy in Kitae. // Internet. www.chinese.orthodoxy.ru 3. In the same place 4. Arhiep. John Shanhajsky. The message to orthodox flock Shanghai. Shanghai. On August, 2 1946. 5. Svjashch. D.Pozdnjaev. Orthodoxy in China. 6. Priest Dionisy Pozdnjaev Harbinskie bishops and worship Amaterasu in Manchurian Imperii. // " East Asia - Saint Petersburg - Europe: mezhtsivilizatsionnye contacts and prospects of economic co-operation " on October, 2-6, 2000. Theses and reports. Internet. www.orient.pu.ru 7. In the same place 8. Razzhigaeva N.P.Tragicheskaja destiny of the Blagoveshchensk temple in Harbin. // Russian Atlantida. - Chelyabinsk: 2001. ? 5. - With. 30 - 31. 9. Priest Dionisy Pozdnjaev Harbinskie bishops and worship Amaterasu in Manchurian Empire. 10. Dzemeshkevich E.Omsku - in reliable hands. // On hills of Manchuria. 1997. - ? 40. - With. 1 - 3. 11. Berzin G.P. // On hills of Manchuria. 1997. - ? 40. - With. 6. 12. Svjashch. D.Pozdnjaev. Orthodoxy in China. 13. Keping O.V.last the Chief of the Russian Spiritual Mission in China - archbishop Victor: a life // Orthodoxy on the Far East. Sb. Clauses. SPb., 1993. With 95. 14. Razzhigaeva N.P.Neugasimaja a candle. // Russian Atlantida. - Chelyabinsk: 2000. ? 3. - With. 3-11. 15. Marquises L. Item Vladika Nestor - the friend and the instructor of our family. // Russian Atlantida. - Chelyabinsk: 2000. ? 3. - With. 15 - 17. 16. TSit. On: Archpriest Vladislav Tsypin Istorija Russkoj Tserkvi. 1917-1997. Chapter 4. // TSerkovno-scientific " the Orthodox encyclopedia ". Internet. www.cncpe.ru 17. Svjashch. D.Pozdnjaev. Orthodoxy in China. 18. Memoirs of metropolitan Nestora in an anniversary of a victory ? // Bread Heavenly, 1946 ? 9-10.-N. 48 - 49 19. Marquises L. I. Vladika Nestor - the friend and the instructor of our family. Russian Atlantida. - Chelyabinsk: 2000. ? 3. - With. 15-17. 20. I.A.Amaterasu's clerks. // the Appendix 1 to monography Svjashch. D.Pozdnjaeva Orthodoxy in Kitae. // Internet. www.chinese.orthodoxy.ru 21. Meretskov K.A.Na to service to people. // the Military literature. Memoirs. // Internet. www.militera.narod.ru 22. Confirmation of the Local Church (Reflections and Refinements) Archbishop John of San Francisco and the Western United States New York 1971 // Internet. www.holy-trinity.org 23. Metropolitan Nestor. My Kamchatka.. My Kamchatka.-O?ieoa-Na?aeaaa Laurels. 1995.-N. 5 - 30. 24. Svjashch. D.Pozdnjaev. Orthodoxy in China. 25. (Victor's) archimandrite Nikandr the Word at narechenii in bishop Tsitsikarskogo. // " Bread Heavenly ". Harbin: 1946. - ? 9,10. - With 53. 26. Svjashch. D.Pozdnjaev. Orthodoxy in China. 27. In the same place. 28. Metropolitan Nestor - Ekzarh East Asia // " Bread Heavenly ". Harbin: 1946. - ? 9,10. - With 53. 29. Metropolitan Nestor. My Kamchatka. The photo from family archives of authors is published for the first time.