A special issue about the election of the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II at the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Filaret speaking. The ceremony of enthronement of Patriarch Alexei II in the Epiphany Cathedral. Service (synchronously). Meeting of Mikhail Gorbachev and Alexy II in the Kremlin. Press conference of Alexy II at the Patriarchal Residence (synchronously). Chronicle. The funeral of Patriarch Pimen in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.