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The tragic story of the Church´s relationship with the Soviet state. Unsuccessful attempts at ecclesiastical reforms after the revolution. The efforts of the Communist regime to destroy or spiritually to subdue the Church. The sacrificial deed of the Christian martyrs. The problem of Church power and the struggle between the various movements in the Church. The usurpation of Church authority by Metropolitan Sergius in 1927. Active participation of the Church in the cult of Stalin. A creation by Stalin of current Russian Church. Translated on English by Kathleen Cook.

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Regelson Lev. Born July 30, 1939 in the village of Argunovo near city Kaluga. Education of physicist. Books: I. Tragedy of Russian Church. 4 editions on Russian. II. Secret Message of Bible. The Land of Adam, co-author Igor Chvarzkia. On Russian. 1997 Sukhum, Abkhazia; 2017 Sanctum, Germany

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