The Russian Orthodox Church does not have those specialists," said Irina Azbel, 43, a doctor among those protesting. Protesters against the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church gather at Marsovo field in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2017. Dmitri Lovetsky / Associated Press Protesters against the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church gather at Marsovo field in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2017. Protesters against the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church gather at Marsovo field in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2017. The announcement this month that the neoclassical St. Isaac's Cathedral will be put under Orthodox Church ownership has sparked a backlash from city residents.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2017 00:52 UTC