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Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

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Jan 12, 2026

How did Soviet policies toward the Orthodox Church differ from those toward Protestants and Catholics?

Soviet policy toward religion was uniformly repressive in principle, but implementation varied: the Russian Orthodox Church was targeted heavily early on yet later co-opted and granted a privileged, m...

Dec 30, 2025

Which Christian denominations suffered the highest mortality rates in Soviet labor camps?

The available reporting indicates that Eastern Orthodox Christians—especially clergy and monastics—suffered the highest documented mortality among Christian groups in Soviet labor camps, with mass arr...