Persian Realm
به زبان فارسی
PICTORY
LATEST MUSIC
SEARCH
AKHOUND AKHOUNDEH: Russia's Patriarch in furore over airbrushed luxury watch ;0)
06-Apr-2012
The Russian Orthodox Church has apologised for showing a photo of its leader Patriarch Kirill that was doctored to airbrush out a luxury watch he was wearing. The gold Breguet Swiss watch (as opposed to the Soviet Era Raketa Watch) is estimated to be worth more than $30,000 (£19,000) and was spotted by Russian bloggers. The watch's reflection could be seen in the 2009 photo on the church's website.
(Source: persianrealm.com)
Интервью с Марком Гордоном :
Miss Raketa interviews Mark Gordon the world's most famous collector of Russian / Soviet watches that Russian
The Watch Komrade :
*****************************
*****************************
Patriarch Kirill
*****************************
*****************************
New patriarch enthroned in 2009 : The newly elected head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has been enthroned at Moscows Christ the Saviour cathedral on Sunday, February 1, 2009.Patriarch Kirill on Russian protests: After mass protests against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin last month the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, spoke on the country's political turmoil. In an interview aired on Orthodox Christmas on state television
*********************************
*********************************
AKHOUND AKHOUNDEH DEEGEH ;0)
*********************************
*********************************
Russia's Patriarch Kirill in furore over luxury Watch (bbc) The Russian Orthodox Church has apologised for showing a photo of its leader Patriarch Kirill that was doctored to airbrush out a luxury watch he was wearing.
The gold Breguet watch is estimated to be worth more than $30,000 (£19,000) and was spotted by Russian bloggers.
The watch's reflection could be seen in the 2009 photo on the church's website.
The Patriarchate said the manipulation would be investigated and "the guilty ones will be punished severely".
In a statement the Patriarch's press service said "we reject on principle any use of photo editing software to alter the appearance of images.
"There will be a thorough investigation to determine why in this instance there was a crude violation of our internal ethical code. The guilty ones will be punished severely," it said.
The original photo, dated 3 July 2009, showed a meeting between the Patriarch and Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov. The doctored version appeared this month.
Despite the airbrushing the watch's presence was given away by its reflection on a polished table top.
After heated debate about it in the Russian blogosphere the Patriarchate first removed the enlarged image from the site and then removed the image altogether.
Now the Patriarchate says the original image is back in its archive.
In February this year a photo of Patriarch Kirill meeting President Vladimir Putin - who was prime minister at the time - showed Kirill wearing the Breguet watch.
Last week the Patriarch told a Russian interviewer, Vladimir Solovyov, that expensive watches were not part of his official attire. He admitted owning a Breguet watch, but said he kept it in its box.
Related Blogs:
PUTIN ON THE RITZ: Putin Replaces 'Buddy' Medvedev as new 'elected tzar'CROWN OF THORNS: Egyptians mourn Coptic Pope Shenouda III
| Recently by Darius Kadivar | Comments | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TOMBSTONE: Bidding Goodbye to Iranian.com (ers) | 4 | Dec 05, 2012 |
| ROYAL PREGNANCY: Prince William, Duchess of Cambridge Announce Pregnancy | 3 | Dec 04, 2012 |
| DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES: Golshifteh Farahani & Sienna Miller in Road Movie ‘Just Like a Woman » | - | Dec 03, 2012 |
RECENT COMMENTS
IRANIANS OF THE DAY
| Person | About | Day |
|---|---|---|
| نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
| Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
| Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
| احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
| Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
| Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
| گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
| Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
| محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
| Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
Bomb kills Russian Muslim cleric
by Darius Kadivar on Tue Aug 28, 2012 08:15 AM PDTBomb kills Russian Muslim cleric (bbc)
A bomb blast kills a leading Islamic scholar and at least five others in Russia's volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Churches in Polish-Russian appeal to end mistrust
by Darius Kadivar on Fri Aug 17, 2012 06:20 AM PDTChurches in Polish-Russian appeal (bbc)
The heads of the Russian Orthodox and Polish Roman Catholic churches have jointly urged their nations to end their mutual bitterness and distrust.
Russian patriarch visits Poland amidst Pussy Riot trial
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Aug 16, 2012 04:51 AM PDTRussian patriarch visits Poland (bbc)
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church arrives in Poland for a historic visit that may be overshadowed by the Pussy Riot trial in Moscow.
Russian Muslim leaders attacked one Shot dead
by Darius Kadivar on Thu Jul 19, 2012 03:15 AM PDTRussian Muslim leaders attacked (bbc)
One Russian Muslim leader has been shot dead and another wounded, in separate attacks in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, officials say.
The Mufti of Tatarstan, Ildus Fayzov, was injured when his car was blown up as he left a radio station in the city of Kazan.
A former deputy mufti, Valiulla Yakupov, was shot dead near his home at about the same time.
There have been a number of deadly attacks on Russian Muslim clerics.
Tatarstan, in central Russia, has a large Muslim population.
Critics of radicalism
The motive in this case is unclear, but Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for Russia's Investigative Committee, said both leaders were known for fighting extremism and their professional activity was being investigated as one of the reasons for the attacks.
Russian Church leader under fire after backing Putin
by Darius Kadivar on Wed Apr 11, 2012 01:26 AM PDTWar on 'sacrilege' (bbc)
Russian Church lashes out at liberals after scandals
The Russian Orthodox Church has lashed out at "anti-clerical forces" and "aggressive liberalism" after a spate of controversies, including an airbrushed official photo of Patriarch Kirill which erased his luxury Swiss watch.
Critics say the Church is paying the price for the Patriarch's support of President-elect Vladimir Putin.