Two of its members are serving two-year prison terms for performing a song critical of the Russian Orthodox Church's ties with authorities in the Christ the Savior Cathedral earlier this year.

Item 1 of 4 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin hold candles as they attend the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2024.

MOSCOW, May 5. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow at almost a midnight on Saturday to attend the Easter service.

Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests.

The Russian Orthodox Church said that Rublev’s icon will be accessible to the faithful at Christ the Savior Cathedral from June 4 to June 18 MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS/. Russia’s National Guard ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an Orthodox Easter Mass led by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill at the Christ The Saviour Cathedral on April 24, 2022 in Moscow. (Getty Images) ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, talks to President Vladimir Putin, right, during the Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on April 28, 2019.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attend the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2024.

In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, ... in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 4, 2023, with Russia's most famous icon, ...

In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, ... in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 4, 2023, with Russia's most famous icon, ...