As president he has demonstrated a loyalty to the Russian church.
The use of instruments has always been forbidden in the Russian church.
The group further claimed to speak as a synod for the entire "free" Russian church.
In another document issued today, the Russian church defined its relationship to other religions.
There was a Russian Orthodox church built at that time as well.
Still, the links between the American and Russian churches are strong.
Down the road from the Russian church, the chapel's dome is now in the grounds of a mosque.
A Russian Orthodox church was also built near the fort.
This is the last surviving Russian medieval church with fully painted walls.
Oddly, the mourners sit, rather than stand, at a funeral in a Russian church.