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Protesters against the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church gather in front of the St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. About 2,500 people rallied in St. Petersburg on Sunday against the decision of the city authorities to hand over the city's landmark St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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People formed a live circle around the St. Isaac's Cathedral as a symbol of protection in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. About 2,500 people rallied in St. Petersburg on Sunday against the decision of the city authorities to hand over the city's landmark St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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FILE In this Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 file photo a snowman stands in front of the St. Isaac's Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia. The Hermitage Museum Director Mikhail Piotrovsky has urged the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in a letter Wednesday Jan. 25 2017, to recall its bid for a landmark St. Petersburg cathedral. Several hundred people have rallied outside the iconic St. Isaac's Cathedral earlier this month, fearing that its transferal from the city to the church may inhibit public access. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
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FILE - This is a Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 file photo of an aerial view of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Hermitage Museum Director Mikhail Piotrovsky has urged the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in a letter Wednesday Jan. 25 2017, to recall its bid for a landmark St. Petersburg cathedral. Several hundred people have rallied outside the iconic St. Isaac's Cathedral earlier this month, fearing that its transferal from the city to the church may inhibit public access. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)