Russian & Lutheran: An interview with Dietrich Brauer

compiled, translated and edited by Amy Frykholm in the October 2, 2013 issue

COURTESY OF DIETRICH BRAUER

Read John Burgess's article on Lutherans and Methodists in Russia.

Dietrich Brauer, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia, was born in Vladivostok, the child of Russian-German parents. He grew up in Moscow and attended Novosaratovka Theological Seminary. Besides serving as archbishop, he is pastor of the Peter and Paul Cathedral in Moscow.

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