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Elesha Coffman is associate editor of Christian History.

More Christian History, including a listing of events that occurred this week in the church's past, is available at ChristianHistory.net. You may also wish to subscribe to the illustrated quarterly print magazine.Information for this article was gathered from Britannica.com, TheMoscowTimes.com, and " The Renovationist Movement in the Orthodox Church in the Light of Archival Documents" by Dmitry Pospielovsky (Journal of Church & State, Winter 1997).Though it doesn't cover the fall of Communism (it was published in 1988), Christian Historyissue 18 focuses on Russian Christianity and is available in the CH Store. Issue 54 (also available online) looks at the history of Eastern Orthodoxy.More information about Tikhon and the Renovationist schism are available at the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Web site, and the article " Counter-reformation in Russian Orthodoxy: Popular Response to Religious Innovation, 1922-1925," which appeared in Slavic Review.ChristianityToday.com covered the Russian Orthodox Church's canonization of Czar Nicholas II and his family earlier this week. For more on the Russian Orthodox Church's Council of Bishops meeting, see Wednesday's ChristianityToday.com Weblog.Christian History Corner appears every Friday at ChristianityToday.com. Previous Christian History Corners include:Sacrifice at Sea | The story that wasn't in James Cameron's Titanic. (Aug. 11, 2000) Colonial Soul | The Cross and The Tomahawk series examines our nation's past from many perspectives. (Aug. 4, 2000) The Fifth Evangelist | Johann Sebastian Bach was a musician "who lived the Bible." (July 28, 2000) A Cure for Cliophobia | While not for "dummies" or "complete idiots," a new guide introduces church history to the beginner. (July 14, 2000) New Stabs at Old Wounds | Why Northern Ireland doesn't always love a parade. (July 7, 2000) Camp Fire | The earliest recorded Methodist camp meeting in America took place 200 years ago this week. (June 30, 2000) For Better or Worse | The diaries of a frontier missionary couple reveal starkly differing perspectives. (June 23, 2000) Like Father, Like Son | The Mather men followed the faith—and career paths—of their fathers. (June 16, 2000) Agent of Grace | PBS's Bonhoeffer film shows us a theologian in action. (June 9, 2000)

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