Покарання за віру: переслідування священика Української автокефальної православної церкви Дмитра Карпенка
Punishment for faith: persecution of the priest of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Dmytro Karpenko

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the study is to reconstruct the biography of Dmytro Karpenko, a priest in the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, using documents and criminal cases kept at the Sectoral State Archives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Archives of Chernihiv Oblast. The article focuses on the priest’s arrest, conviction, and indications that his criminal convictions were fabricated in the 1920s and 1930s. The author examined the accusations levied against the clergyman and determined the reasons for his criminal trial. It was possible to look into the accused’s civic standing and political beliefs based on his evidence. The precise date of D. Karpenko’s passing was determined by examining the research materials and extrajudicial decisions.

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