“ Under the rule of Joseph Stalin in the late 1920s and ’ 30s, ” explains the Encyclopædia Britannica, “the church suffered a bloody persecution that claimed thousands of victims.
„ Encyclopædia Britannica ” teatab: „Jossif Stalini valitsuse all 1920ndate aastate lõpus ja 1930ndatel aastatel kannatas kirik verise tagakiusamise all, mis nõudis tuhandeid ohvreid.