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The [[Soviet]] government was violently atheistic.  In the first five years after the [[October Revolution]], 28 bishops and 1,200 priests were murdered, many on the orders of [[Leon Trotsky]].  When [[[Josef Stalin]] came to power, he ordered his secret police, under [[Genrikh Yagoda]] to intensify persecution of Christians.  In the next few years, 50,000 clergy were murdered, many were tortured, including crucifixion.  "Russia turned red with the blood of martyrs", said Father Gleb Yakunin of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]].[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,150718,00.html]

The [[Soviet]] government was violently atheistic.  In the first five years after the [[October Revolution]], 28 bishops and 1,200 priests were murdered, many on the orders of [[Leon Trotsky]].  When [[Josef Stalin]] came to power, he ordered his secret police, under [[Genrikh Yagoda]] to intensify persecution of Christians.  In the next few years, 50,000 clergy were murdered, many were tortured, including crucifixion.  "Russia turned red with the blood of martyrs", said Father Gleb Yakunin of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]].[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,150718,00.html]

 

 

 

[[Category:Persecution of Christians]]

[[Category:Persecution of Christians]]