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Soviet Persecution of Christians

The Soviet state persecuted Christians, with estimates of 10,000 to 30,000 imprisoned for conscience or religion, and many more killed, exiled, or imprisoned under political or criminal charges.

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Jan 19, 2026

How many Christians were imprisoned in Soviet Gulags for practicing their faith versus political crimes?

The precise number of Christians imprisoned in the Soviet Gulag solely "for practicing their faith" cannot be fixed from available sources; contemporary estimates of Christians imprisoned for conscien...

Jan 16, 2026

Which documented cases and lists exist of clergy and named Christian martyrs executed during the Russian Civil War and early Soviet period?

A number of individually documented clergy killed in the Russian Civil War and early Soviet period are commemorated by church and lay historians, and formal compilations exist—most notably the Russian...