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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Religioznaia Zhizn` Leningrada i Severo-Zapada v Gody Velikoi Otechestvennoi Voiny
[ The Church summons to the defense of the homeland : Religious life of Leningrad and the Northwest in the years of the Great Patriotic War]
St. Petersburg: Satis` Derzhava, 2005 617 p Serie: Russkaia tserkov` v XX stoletii: Dokumenty, vospominaniia, svidetel`stva Hardcover. 16 x 23 cm ISBN: 5786800350 Language: Russian
This book is about the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church priesthood in defending Leningrad during the blockade and in the territory north-west of Leningrad under German occupation. Religious life was on the rise in the years of the Great Patriotic War, and the Church, including all its streams and factions, played an active role in keeping Russian spirits up with charity and other patriotic activities. This book is based on archival materials from Russian and German archives.
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