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Soviet Persecution of Christians 1918

The Soviet persecution of Christians, particularly the Orthodox Church, following the Bolshevik revolution in 1918, including the separation of church and state, expropriation of church property, and restrictions on worship.

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What primary sources document persecution of Christians under Lenin and early Soviet leaders?

Primary documentary evidence for takes the form of (notably and 10th Party Congress policy), contemporaneous church communications and encyclicals (most famously ), used to arrest clergy, and later te...