All-Russian extraordinary commission (Cheka) and Russian Orthodox Church in 1918

All-Russian extraordinary commission (Cheka) and Russian Orthodox Church in 1918

The article examines the formation of Cheka’s policy towards the Orthodox Russian Church in December 1917 — November 1918. The main milestones in the rise of anti-church terror are traced. Drawing on a variety of sources, including archival documents made public for the fi rst time, the article desc...

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Main Author:	Sergei Leonov
Format:	Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2021-12-01
Series:	Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
Subjects:	all-russian extraordinary commission cheka orthodox church patriarch tikhon local council red terror вчк чк православная российская церковь патриарх тихон поместный собор красный террор
Online Access:	https://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7546
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