All this has its roots in Revelation 12:
"And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars" etc
Many Russian Orthodox churches and cathedrals feature crescent at the foot of their crosses. Here's one in the Kremlin:
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"And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars" etc
Many Russian Orthodox churches and cathedrals feature crescent at the foot of their crosses. Here's one in the Kremlin:
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