AS 713. Appeal to the Eastern Patriarchs concerning persecutions of the Orthodox Church in Belarus and Ukraine

Call Number
300-85-9:18/10

General information

Call No.:
300-85-9:18/10
Part of series
HU OSA 300-85-9 Records of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute: Samizdat Archives: Published Samizdat
Located at
Archival boxes #18 / No. 10
Original Title
AC 713. Прошение к Восточным Патриархам о преследовании Православной Церкви в Белоруссии и на Украине
Date
1963
Level
Item
Primary Type
Textual
Language
Russian
Notes
Published in Sobranie Dokumentov Samizdata, Vol. 11. English title given by RL; one Western reproduction and one publication copy. Published Versions: (Rus.) Posev, 8 May 1964, pp. 2-3. Signatures and some names omitted from text. (Eng.) PaP, p. 161 (small except).

Content

Contents Summary
The appeal is addressed to the patriarchs of Jerusalem, Antioch, Constantinople and others. The appeal describes the instances of persecutions of Orthodox believers and asks for help; it also describes the case of the Pochaev Othodox Monastery.
Прошение адресовано Иерусалимскому, Антиохийскому, Константинопольскому и другим патриархам. В прошении описываются факты преследования православных верующих и содержится просьба о помощи, рассказывается о Свято-Успенской Почаевской Лавре.

Subject / Coverage

Collection Specific Tags
Soviet Union, Orthodox Christians, Samizdat