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Stalin is pictured alongside the Russian Saint Matrona of Moscow. Screenshot from RFE/RL video report. This article was first published on OC Media. An edited version is republished here under a content partnership agreement. An icon dedicated to Saint Matrona of Moscow in Tbilisi’s Sameba Holy Trinity Cathedral depicting the saint in the company of a man resembling Joseph Stalin has stirred controversy in Georgia. Footage of the icon in Sameba was first shared by Ilia Chigladze, a Georgian archpriest, via Facebook. The presence of the icon at the cathedral was later confirmed by Giorgi Kandel…

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