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

Authors

  • Antonij Ŝelkunov Nacionalʹnyj tehničeskij universitet «Dniprovskaâ politehnika», Kafedra Filosofii i Pedagogiki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15290/elpis.2018.20.08

Keywords:

Christianity, Orthodoxy, “Jehovah’s Witnesses”, Stalinism, Nazism, martyrs, confessors, religious lack of freedom, persecution

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.

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Published

2018-12-11

How to Cite

Ŝelkunov, A. (2018). Repression against Orthodox Christians and “Jehovah’s Witnesses” in the Third Reich and the USSR: a comparative study. Elpis, (20), 71–77. https://doi.org/10.15290/elpis.2018.20.08

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