Merciful Moscow

The new work of Elena Tonch"s "Mostly Mercy", tells about the origins of mercy and charity in Russia and in the first-hearth, about the great value and strength of spiritual and cultural traditions that make up the solid foundation for decent human existence.
The time of centuries of mercy and charity were an integral line of the nature of Russians. Even during the period of tribony relationships in the culture of peoples inhabiting the ancient Russia, the traditions of humane, compassionate attitude towards weak and disadvantaged people, especially for children and old men, as the most defenseless and vulnerable.
The history of Russian charity leaves its roots in the Epoch of Early Christianity. Charity as a humanism, a form of assistance of a naturally poor, manifestation of compassion to the neighbor was erected into a moral principle. The commandment "Love Middle, as Himself, practically obliging the believer to feed the hungry, to drink thirsty, visit the prisoner in prison, to look after that, that is, to show mercy