Here is a photo from the archive of the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Novosibirsk Diocese. It shows a group of people in the clothes of the late last and early present centuries, standing near an unusual railway car. The caption reads: "Church-wagon in the name of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga. Manufactured at the Putilovsky plant in St. Petersburg. Plied on the line of the West Siberian Railway to the station Krivoshchekovo. Since 1896-on the Sredne-Sibirskaya Railway line." The unusual feature of the car is that it has a church cross and a belfry with bells. The archive photo didn't come into my hands by accident. The day before, I received an offer from the rector of the Church of the Intercession, Father Viktor, to take part in the mission of reviving the Orthodox train. The weekly route "churches on wheels" included a trip along the Trans-Siberian Railway with stops at several junctions. The content of the mission in many ways repeated the tasks of a century ago-services at railway stations and stations, the performance of tasks. In addition, the trip was attended by the Orthodox choir "Siberian Singers", created with the participation of artists of the song and Dance ensemble of the Siberian Military District and under the direction of Father Viktor, in the world - Viktor Viktorovich Smetannikov. What did the army performers have to do with the church? And why does the choir perform in military uniforms? Everything was explained simply. The Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos is not only the first holy monastery of Christians on Novonikolaevskaya, and now - Novosibirsk land. By its purpose, it protects the Russian army, the army. Services are regularly held here in memory of historical battles on our land, glory is paid to the warriors of the past and present, and the fallen are commemorated. That's why people in uniform, who know Father Victor well, call him a military priest and do not forget ... Read more