I recently purchased a cross to wear around my neck and on the back there is something written in Russian. Do you have any idea what it might say?

Although I would actually need to examine your cross to be sure, by far the most popular phrasing found on the back of many Orthodox crosses is “Save and Protect,” which is a description of what the cross symbolizes for us: salvation and protection. In fact, this expression is so commonly found, one might even say it is standard. Upon the back side of many priests’ crosses (pectoral crosses), however, this verse from 1st Timothy 4:12 is often found, which is both meaningful and instructive for clergy: “Set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”