Russian Deputy Minister of Health Visits St. Nicholas Cathedral On September 25, 2024, St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York was visited by the Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, Andrei Nikolaevich Plutnitsky, who had come to the USA to speak at the recently opened 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. A.N. Plutnitsky was met by the rector of the cathedral, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, who showed the guest around the church and told him about its history and present-day life.
