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Mary888
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My dear friend! I am appalled at what came out to the West as truth. Stalin was a Communist. He had religious education that he chose to use for manipulation as many others after him in the East. The Communist line of thought was (Lenin’s words) “destroy the churches and electrify the villages. Let them.know that the light comes from the Party!” See how he knew our religion that the light comes from Christ and seeked to replace Christ with the Party?The problem became acute after Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, and Stalin had to scramble to find enough clergy to rally the people in support of the war effort. He barely made it.
“Thumbs down on your CV” meant no job and no educational opportunities for you and your children. There were some some underground churches in operation but most people were too terrified to even consider going to church.
St. Patriarch Tykhon a Russian AND a New Yorker hence American citizen told the Russian Church to stay away from the politics (of the Communist Party). He died tortured by the Communists. The new Patriarch befriended the Communist Party and made their agenda known in churches. The Russians canonized Tykhon. This means those who did not follow his words are against a Saint. To them to determine further, considering they now excuse Stalin who sent millions to gulags because they were religious, Orthodox, Catholics, Jews, and exterminated monasteries AFTER WWII.
The confusion lies in the fact that the leading Russian Patriarch chose to collaborate. A great fall but yet also an opportunity for the lay people who wanted to still get baptized, married, buried etc in the Orthodox way.