Repression against Orthodox Christians and “Jehovah’s Witnesses” in the Third Reich and the USSR: a comparative study Cover Image

Репрессии против православных христиан и «Свидетелей Иеговы» в Третьем Рейхе и СССР: сравнительное исследование
Repression against Orthodox Christians and “Jehovah’s Witnesses” in the Third Reich and the USSR: a comparative study

Author(s): Antonij Ŝelkunov
Subject(s): History, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Christianity; Orthodoxy; “Jehovah’s Witnesses”; Stalinism; Nazism; martyrs; confessors; religious lack of freedom; persecution

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the strategy of the survival of Orthodox Christians and members of the religious organization “Jehovah’s Witnesses” under the conditions of persecution by the Stalinist and Nazi regime.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 71-77
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Russian