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**arerrurrY** · 07-07-2009, 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Andreas Moran

Obviously, I would not want at all to put in any plea of mitigation for Stalin but there was a softer line towards the Church from 1945 until his death in 1953. Khrushchev revived severe persecution.

Originally Posted by Andreas Moran

But I am assured that the scale of oppression reduced after the early '50s and the camps were closed from the '60s on. First, the book "Father Arseny" does not depict a "softer line [of oppression] from 1945 until 1953 (Stalin's death)" as you mentioned in the first statement.

Second, I did not single out these statements for their historical inaccuracy, but I said these statements above that were told to you, are contradictory. Because how can Khrushchev "revive severe persecution after 1953" and at the same time be that "the scale of oppression is reduced after the early 50s".

07-07-2009, 05:25 AM	#13
arerrurrY Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 411 Senior Member	Originally Posted by Andreas Moran Obviously, I would not want at all to put in any plea of mitigation for Stalin but there was a softer line towards the Church from 1945 until his death in 1953. Khrushchev revived severe persecution. Originally Posted by Andreas Moran But I am assured that the scale of oppression reduced after the early '50s and the camps were closed from the '60s on. First, the book "Father Arseny" does not depict a "softer line [of oppression] from 1945 until 1953 (Stalin's death)" as you mentioned in the first statement. Second, I did not single out these statements for their historical inaccuracy, but I said these statements above that were told to you, are contradictory. Because how can Khrushchev "revive severe persecution after 1953" and at the same time be that "the scale of oppression is reduced after the early 50s".
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