Actually Stalin has experienced a resurgence of appproval under Putin — as well as the entire Soviet legacy. The Orthodox Church remains caught between State pressure to whitewash history on one hand, and genuine commemoration of all of all communism’s victims in the other. Ukraine’s segmented the Church has split from Moscow patriarchate due to its hyper politicization.
To this day the victims of USSR repression remain unacknowledged in any meaningful way save for a few convenient monuments here and there. There are still more monuments to Lenin.
*** Ukraine’s segmented the Church has split from Moscow patriarchate due to its hyper politicization. ***
The new!y minted Orthodox Church in Ukraine was orchestrated by the US. They had a big awards Ceremony for Mike Pompeo.
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To this day the victims of USSR repression remain unacknowledged ”
Haven’t they built a memorial to the slain Romanov family?
The Soviets closed and/or destroyed most churches. Many are being rebuilt or opened as I’ve read