Patriarch Kirill appealed to the administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to bring Rublev’s “Trio” to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on June 4. In this respect says on the ROC website.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church filed an appeal with the head of the presidential administration, Anton Vaimo. “Considering the special historical and cultural value of this icon, I consider it right to organize this year to bring the feast of the Trinity from the Tretyakov Gallery to the Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior in Moscow. this temple for two weeks to gain access to a wide circle of believers. “The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation has no objection to bringing the icon of the Holy Trinity to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior for a certain period of time,” he said.
In response, he stated that the President of Russia decided to return the icon of the Holy Trinity to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Former Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov announcedThat Andrei Rublev’s “Trinity” was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church from the Tretyakov Gallery for the sake of believing in the Russians.