this suggest seraphima animation is a collaboration between the ministry of culture and russian orthodoxund that tells the wartime story of a young girl's spiritual conversion. then there is this vladimir himself, a vast and controversial 24-meter statue taking shape in a workshop. a powerful church sponsored symbol of the unity of orthodox christianity and the state. prince vladimir combines two sides. on one side he is a saint and on the other hand he is a prince, collector of lands. he unified two lives, a spiritual life and a governmental military life. >> so a statue to a collector of lands who happened to be christened on crimea's rocky shores built during the leadership of the man who collected crimea and returned it to russian rule. this easter putin thanks the orthodox church for boosts patriotism, a sign he's returning russia to an age old model where kremlin and church work together to shore up state power. >> it is impossible to divide russia and orthodox christianity christianity. i don't know which was first but it is a religious tradition. >> many centuries ago russia was