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Patriotism in Wartime: Nikolai of Japan and the Kingdoms of this World
Religion and Politics, Theology

Patriotism in Wartime: Nikolai of Japan and the Kingdoms of this World

by Betsy Perabo In a diary entry on Christmas Eve 1904, Bishop Nikolai of Japan expresses his deep sorrow over Russian losses in the ongoing Russo-Japanese War.  Nikolai remained in Tokyo during the war at the request of the Japanese Orthodox congregation he had served for more than four decades.  His suffering was all the…

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