I visited Russia back in the 1990s to see a friend who worked there. She said, during the communist days, people would put their family icon on the inside of their front door. That way, if police came through the open door, looking for evidence, it was concealed right behind them.
Also, some families’ icons had gotten completely darkened by generations of candles burning in front of them. The people could then claim ignorance that it was an icon and say, “I don’t know what that is.”
Ahhhhh! Thank you so much for sharing this married21. It really touched my heart. It would be so lovely to see a compilation of these stories. They are very powerful and deeply touching, and inspiring.