I have been searching through many websites, trying to gain some understanding of how today, the
Russian Orthodox Church in Russia, feels today on a number of issues, includes the Russian Revolution, etc. I have also been searching for websites to see how various other Orthodox Churches feel, but have not found many. For me it is very slow going due my own specific health issues, but I want to really try to understand from every perspective how each part of the society in Russia, and outside Russia came to feel about the Russian Revolution. I know the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia, may have a different perspective than that of the Church in Russia. I think for those who are not Russian Orthodox it is even more perplexing in trying to understand.
When Communism took Russia, [and other eastern block countries] Religion till Stalin came to power was banned, and your life meant nothing. Countless lives of church officials, workers, priests and nuns were murdered on the spot, or sent to Siberia to die terrible deaths. When WWII came to Russia, and Hitler advanced into Russia and broke the treaty with Stalin, Stalin realized he needed The Russian Orthodox Church, it's priests, nuns, and all of those who had not been murdered, to revitalize, and renew faith if you will, so all of Russia would join en mass, and overthrow the Nazis. It worked, but then again, the church still was not given any real freedoms, and neither were the people of Russia.
Historical value has been given from every point, from notable persons, to that of people from outside Russia, who wanted to
shine light on historical points they thought the public should know. But I think the Russian Church in Russia has never [or at least I have not found anything to date] shared their thoughts or feelings, as I found on this particular website. Today, while searching the Internet, I found this recent posting from the Website:
http://www.russia-hc.ru/eng/index.cfm, authored by: the parish of
Moscow's St Mitrophan of Voronezh Church and the Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos in Petrovsky Park. I was certainly surprised of
all they delved into on the website, and what they shared in full. I can see why from outside Russia, controversy would ensue on some of these statements. Still, many have had their viewpoints open and shared globally. I now understand how much religion was for the Russian people in terms of their daily intake, and their mainstay of every home of those religiously oriented.
I have gained much insight from the many offerings posted from our many readers, and still there is so much to absorb. It's not to say I agree with many statements, or how perspectives are looked at, but it allows one a variance of understandings, and of how people come to feel the way they do.
If any should see other websites on the Russian Orthodox Church from Russia, or Orthodox Churches outside of Russia, expressing their feelings on the Russian Revolution, I would like to view them, preferably in English. I believe there also have been Russian Church Leaders who escaped from Russia sharing their stories, feelings. I have found very few websites to date. These websites to me especially, would be very important to read.
Thank you for any assist you can share. I am very appreciative.
Tatiana+
