Icons and their effect on Russian people

There have been several attempts to get rid of icons and any influence they had on the people.By tradition Apostle Luke is regarded to be the first one who started painting icons.The next row is ought to be a series of major icons: the Lord Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.Last but not least are the icons of the Saints.Any supporters of the icons were persecuted as well.In the present these stories are not given much attention on the basis of their credibility.None of the people present saw anything like that happen and many saw this as a providence of God.It is safe to assume that the religious icons reflected some of these features.The icon in all of its forms left an imperishable outcome in the history of Russia.However it is not stated in the usual sense of the word.