QUESTION: RECENTLY THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CANONIZED (ADMITTED TO LISTS OF SAINTS) NICOLAS II AND HIS FAMILY. HOW DID YOU REACT TO THE CANONIZATION: DID YOU APPROVE IT, DID YOU DISAPPROVE IT, OR DID YOU FEEL INDIFFERENT TOWARDS IT?

QUESTION: SOME PEOPLE SAY THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CANONIZED NICOLAS II ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT CONSULTING THE COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP. OTHERS SAY THE CHURCH AGREED THIS DECISION WITH THE LEADERSHIP. WHICH OF THE OPINION IS CLOSEST TO YOUR OWN VIEW?

QUESTION: SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT BY CANONIZING NICOLAS II, THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CONDEMNED COMMUNISTS FOR EXECUTING THE TSAR. OTHERS HOLD THAT THE CANONIZATION OF NICOLAS II DOESN'T SIGNIFY REPROBATION OF THE COMMUNISTS. WHICH OF THESE POINTS OF VIEW DO YOU AGREE WITH?

QUESTION: HAS THE CANONIZATION OF NICOLAS II INFLUENCED YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIM AS A HISTORICAL FIGURE? IF SO, WOULD YOU FEEL BETTER OR WORSE TOWARDS HIM THAN BEFORE?

QUESTION: HAS THE CANONIZATION OF NICOLAS II INFLUENCED YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH? IF SO, WOULD YOU FEEL BETTER OR WORSE TOWARDS HIM THAN BEFORE?