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Soviet Anti-Religious Campaigns

Persecution of Christians during the Soviet era

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Jan 21, 2026

Did the jews kill Christians in Russia

The short answer is no: historical evidence does not support a claim that “the Jews” killed Christians in as a collective or organized group; rather, Christians in Russia suffered mass repression prim...

Jan 19, 2026

How have historians estimated clergy executions during the 1937–1938 Great Purge?

Historians estimate clergy executions during the 1937–1938 Great Purge by triangulating fragmentary NKVD files and Politburo orders, contemporary press and church records, and post‑Soviet archival rel...

Jan 19, 2026

What are the best scholarly books and databases quantifying religious persecution fatalities in the USSR?

The literature accessible in the provided reporting points to a mix of scholarly monographs, institutional hearings, and fragmented archival compilations as the most reliable routes to quantifying fat...

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