The Effect Of Communism On Russian Orthodox Religion

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Imagine a parent who has been having a difficult time with everything life is throwing and being with their child is the only thing that can make them forget all troubles. Suddenly a tragedy occurs and they no longer have their child to keep them moving forward. When a large part of someone’s life is suddely removed, like a child or religious beliefs, it has an even larger impact, just like the one communism had on the Russian Orthodox Church. By attempting to completly erase religious beliefs just because of opposing views, communists changed Russian history forever.
Throughout time all religions have faced disbelievers, but communist put up one of the biggest fights againts Russian orthodoxy and anything involving it. People were made to

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