Extraordinary person - Vladimir Shikin

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Hello there. I'm completing reading a book called "Easter Memory" which I bought in Diveevo and all these days I have been running under its great impression. The main personality there is a priest Vladimir Shikin, whose life is a real example of the life of a Saint. I've never thought that such people still can live among us and what he had done to people is really possible in our cruel time. The impression became even greater when I realized that I might have known him. I have two main reasons for this. Firstly, he studied in the MSSU at the same time as I did. Secondly, his face, in the early photographs I found in the book, seems to be very familiar to me. When I was in Diveevo, I just didn't realize that he was so great a person as we've become accustomed to hearing about some people who can do wonders or are like Saints etc. I just looked at the cross on his grave (among other most outstanding Diveevo's Saints) not knowing and realizing that he was such a Man. I really wish I could had known him during his life! However, the only thing I and we can do now is to read more about him and try to visit his grave in Diveevo again. But this time with much respect and love, as he is someone to be adored.
Read about Vladimir Shikin on "Wikipedia -http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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