A book glorifying Putin is still on sale in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
According to OBOZREVATEL, the printed publication "Ихже не бе достоин весь мир" (Those whom the whole World was not worthy) can still be ordered on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra website. The book, spanning nearly 500 pages, is priced at 750 hryvnias.
The chief editor of the publication is mentioned as the former deputy of the Lavra, Metropolitan of the UOC-MP (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate) Pavlo (Lebid).
The text was written by monks of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, including Inokentiy (Pidtoptany), Dionysiy (Abramov), and Inokentiy (Sementsov).
Among other "benefactors" thanked by the monks, there are several controversial figures:
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine during Yanukovych's times, Mykola Azarov, who fled to Russia after the Revolution of Dignity. On October 20, 2021, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv chose Azarov as a pre-trial detention measure in absentia.
Former Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Dmytro Salamatin, who went to Russia in 2014 and is hiding from investigation; he has been declared wanted.
Former Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Mykola Zlochevsky. In August 2023, he essentially bought his way out of the largest bribery allegations in Ukraine's history. This move brought him one step closer to being freed from criminal prosecution, although other criminal cases against the former official are still ongoing, and he remains a fugitive.
- Former Minister of Energy and Coal Industry, Eduard Stavytsky, who has been in Israel since 2014.
- Former Ukrainian MP, Serhiy Liovochkin.
- Former Ukrainian MP and godfather of the Russian dictator Putin, Viktor Medvedchuk.
The book is described on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra website as "Dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the revival of monastic life in the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra." Its content is dedicated to the Lavra itself and its figures.
As of the evening of October 5, "Ихже не бе достоин весь мир" could be purchased in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra online store. The book was in stock and available for ordering.
