An Uncensored Account of Religion in Russia from Lenin to Khrushchev, Leopold L. Braun, 1958

— ‘wa A Bel Y ¡cion y AN UNCENSO! Imprimi potest: Nihil obstat: Imprimatur; t Jas December 22, 1958 er. Leopold L. | Assumptionist wl lowing his as: to American Cal diplomatic Braun was atheism where, he became pas Francais; he the functions of into Russia was Litvinov USA teeing freedom residing in the violated by the Father Bra sian language direct contacts qualify him as At no time di official reports his knowledg Despite five‘ automobile and safe was aa tective en of no point of arrival ı C-54 Skymaster manı the American Delega his return from R extensively in Euro other continents, -u for the Assumptionis j sionary Development ; The Christian ` professing belief in í terest in the religion Sir Winston Churchi curtain,” Russia was al secrecy regarding its i the now more than tween the religious Co and the atheistic regin atically beclouded. has emanated from a because of rigid censo Russia has become the more particularly so f that country. i Ever since the year ı to favor the electio only a semblance controlled by the] asking themselves: speaking, is there Russians still y ; persecution? any churches Chrysostom and of the Church. It was only ir became Patria function by Jer nople, who visi funds. From that Church has enjoy its spiritual ties Constantinople. Historians of the a bit more, it seen was intimately and with ecclesiastical tine the Great, tf conflicting, secula found in successi completely into thi As the sayin history in more novations in wh rapidly expandi ing the Patriar until the reign of F ern ideas as l re and Holland, th governed by a Pa acted as sole s Russian Orti h When Niche sian Orthodoxy practiced in the Ea religion. For aie had been force by imperial law acts of State Y ceremonies in Metropolitan Gu ticipated. Alla Orthodox chaplai S barracks all had thei gymnasiums (in cor secondary schoo Zakon (Bible and of Church Slay obligatory. Oa name of God. © Orthodoxy being the record was equivaler purposes. Thanks to acc populations o: Protestants the Wester White Ru became the Tre: Y iG through the reign of II, millions of new s added to Russia's ev sitated important but religious laws of the Em: ized mainly by a sup actually remained inop only by adherents of However, in private Of children could still be non-Orthodox priest, pi not allowed to live outsid less they could worship traditions. In old Mo gated to that section o Sloboda (German sub out here that the first centuries ago, being guage, were called ? are dumb or unab practice, to this d French Revolution colony and for @ Mention is here ma by the imperial | nationals from non-C In spite of thi shipers were sub straints of the impet managed to develop w eve of the October Y represented in Weste knit group of Luthera mostly of German desc invited to Russia by