As Stalin's Kremlin taxied church

During the reception in the Kremlin, September 4, 1943 the three metropolitans of the Russian Orthodox Church - St. Sergius, Nicholas and Alexis - Stalin and. In. told them that the Government of the Union provides for the patriarchate, the Synod and the Patriarch of the apartment house owned by ... , Building 5, with all the property situated there. Soon after the occupation of the mansion the Moscow Patriarchate ... Soon Kashuri went on a business trip and returned from it in August 1944, told the Patriarch that he was assigned to work in the Estonian SSR, and therefore requires a family to take with them, and they occupied an apartment can take advantage of the Patriarchate to not possessed .

In 1945 at the Moscow Patriarchate has arisen a need for additional living space for the sister of Patriarch Alexy. Patriarch Alexy II asked the Council for Russian Orthodox Church to iskhodataystvovat him permission to engage in the outhouse in the yard. The Board issued a letter through the appropriate Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Comrade Dekanozov and received consent from the former. Head ... Grishina to engage patriarchy wing. Based on these instructions of Comrade. Andreev representatives of the Patriarchate - Economy Patriarchate, Archimandrite Razumov, secretary of the patriarch Parijskij, Rusakov steward and a former janitor, ... Given that the room lodge was in disrepair, the Patriarchate has made the repair at a cost of a 41 thousand. rubles. After that, the lodge moved in, and sister of the patriarch, who had come from Leningrad.



The Moscow Patriarchate refused to grant Kashuri ... When he returned Kashuri the summer of 1946 in Moscow does not already having nothing to do with ... Treated Kashuri and the Council for Russian Orthodox Church at the Council of Ministers with a request or to evict the Patriarchate of the lodge, or give him an equivalent flat.

HIS Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
Caretaker of the Patriarchate.

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This December 26th I was summoned to the reception gr Mr. Kashuri. He showed me a claim on a number of things from his property: nezabrannogo in time chair, a few books from his personal technical library, column grids and a shower to bath, cast iron kitchen nadplitochnoy board.



In further conversation, Mr. Kashuri grams indicated that they filed in the People's Court on the eviction of residents in a wing of the Patriarchate of persons that the court canceled today due to illness, the defendants will be held in early January and that the de lawsuit on the premises, in which . , Is well founded. As proof of their judgments citizen of the Kashuri referred to the deed of the premises of the Moscow Patriarchate ... The original of this document, he showed me. The act means that the ... Kuznetsov has passed, and managing the affairs of the Holy Synod Rev. Kolchitsky took on lease a building to house Lane Cleaner. , 5, and the property of the respective inventories of ... According to the g - Kashuri, passed ... As a result, conversations citizen of the Kashuri indicated that he refuses from harassment on the premises for a first Pure. 5, when the patriarchate compensates at least an equivalent apartment in a small suburban villas.

The Communists and Orthodox Christians, unite!.

January 1947.

I was at a reception at the next K. E. Voroshilov in the Council of Ministers. Before I could put Comrade. Voroshilov questions prepared me for permission to. E. In a conversation with me said their opinion about the importance of orthodoxy in terms of national and international.

' Your work - it is just the beginning. Will be important in the future, Orthodoxy has. Abroad, in the sense of our influence is still very strong arm ... ... And more often than not interfere in the affairs of a purely public both here and in the West. Before the days of Peter, or rather - corrected himself to. E. - Ivan the Terrible to the bishops tried to command over the secular power, but later it's gradually moved away, and now there can be no question. Yes, and in other countries is not clear that the Orthodox Church claimed for this. Note else, that the success of policies in the Slavic countries, a lot depends on exactly what it dominates or occupies a significant place in comparison with other religions Orthodox Church. It can be said with regard to Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and even Romania.

I think that the attitude of Poland to us it would be easier and better if Poland is not dominated by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox. Another thing - the other churches, especially Catholic. They are in first place politics, diplomacy and even more - they treat their church as a state. And I must say that this Pope, who considers himself or the deputy Peter Christ on earth, for centuries managed to capture so much of humanity in this respect he is much stronger than Hitler. Each had its strength and leverage, and if the Pope did not act against Hitler, even though he had his own bone to pick with the Catholic Church - the fact there were other reasons.

Catholicism - a force - to the repeated. E. - I 'm not talking about their capital, their training, amounting to a frenzy, their organization, with all kontragenatsiyami (? Kontragitatsiyami?), But take only one question - what would they make a man professing their religion? . In any country you will see it. I saw in Budapest, that people ( monks ) walk like a mummy, and nothing else do not think as soon as the Pope, and other laws do not recognize, but coming from the Holy See. According to us, and to all democratic countries today, Catholicism - one of the worst enemies. As such, it is primarily an enemy of the Orthodox Church, and not only her but also other.

I do not know well the Church of England, but I think that anti- Catholicism Orthodox Church could find common ground with her. In general, if in this respect, the Orthodox Church as one of the implacable enemies of Catholicism, could be proactive, she could find a block with the Lutherans, evangelicals and others, originally blocking at least in the spiritual father of. In this regard, even the Baptists will support you, though, Baptists, these fanatics, I think I hate more than anyone else, and they are far away from the Catholics '.

Metropolitan without gasoline.

Beginning in 1944.

September 4, 1943 during the reception of Metropolitan Sergius, Alex and Nicholas Chairman of People's Commissars of the USSR, Comrade and. In. Stalin ordered the surrender of the Moscow Patriarchate 4.3 cars.

After 3-4 days for the patriarch Sergius was provided by the machine ... This machine Patriarch Sergius and manages to date. The second car was intended for the Metropolitan Nicholas. When it became clear that the allocation of the second car of the KGB, the Soviet Union is difficult to reserve, and by the time it was a reminder of the Chairman of People's Commissars of the USSR and companion. In. Stalin, the Council for Russian Orthodox Church at SNK 30. A. 1943 wrote a letter for the number 5C addressed to the Deputy Chairman of People's Commissars of the USSR Comrade. Molotov.

According to the resolution of Comrade. In. M. Molotov, to the Chief of Logistics of the Red Army, Comrade. A Khruleva. In. A letter was sent under the signature of the Administrative Department of the CPC of the USSR Comrade. I. E. Chadayev to allocate a passenger car, ... Subsequent orders of Comrade. Khruleva machine was selected in December and given the Metropolitan Nicholas, but for cash patriarchy ( paid 26,000 rubles). Metropolitan Nicholas appealed to the Board with a question that he understood the order, not as head of the government the right to purchase a car, but as a provision for free use. In addition, the use of the machine, he can not yet as not attached to the garage and not provided by the fuel.

Council for Russian Orthodox Church at SNK turned 25. XII. 1943. with a letter for the number 115 to the Deputy Chairman of People's Commissars of the USSR Comrade. A. and. Mikoyan on giving orders Glavneftesnabu to allocate fund for gasoline in 1944 at the rate of 600 liters per month per car. In consultation, up to 30. XII. this letter was a deputy. Head of the Secretariat of Comrade. Mikoyan - ing. Firsov and. A. , January 2 letter was a comrade. Sokolov A. and. , Head of the group on the supply of petroleum products. Tov. Sokolov said that the letter ready to offer in a positive sense, but Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan had not yet reported. To this day, Metropolitan Nicholas of the receipt machine due to lack of fuel can not use it every day and goes to council. For its part, would consider it desirable to obtain an early gasoline cars, and the attachment to one of the garages of the Bauman District of. Moscow.

Shepherd of shepherds in uniform.

October 1943.

I reported to Comrade Molotov that to this day I have my duties to the Chairman of the combined performance of the duties of chief of KGB, and that I have the instructions of Comrade. Merkulov asked whether I was free to work in the KGB, or combine? . If your official position in the KGB, will not be published in newspapers and not attached to the official publicity, I think it possible to combine, but will solve it later ...

comment.

From the KGB Georgi Karpov was fired only in March 1955. Council for the ROC, he then headed for another five years.

On the bows, and national pride.

October 1943.

I asked Comrade Molotov, what line should stay in the patriarch of the preparation of the delegation to England. Comrade Molotov, without asking my opinion on this matter, gave the following instructions: ... In a conversation with the patriarch, if he will remind you tell me that because of national pride, we should not bow down so quickly to respond to their offer, to the same war, and they have bad. It's one thing when they come to us cap in hand, another thing we go there. I think we should refrain. So polite and tell the patriarch ...

Marshall v. relics.

January 1947.

I was reported to Comrade. Voroshilov, the patriarch, as well as some of the diocesan administration raised several times before the board issues the return of some of the ... For example, questions were raised about the return of ... Tobolsk, etc. By treating the negative to this question now, I report this only for confirmation, whether the opinion the Board on this matter, whether or not. to. E. said he was ...

When I reported to Comrade. Voroshilov, the presence of ... ), Comrade. Voroshilov said: ... to. it pulls it back too. From this, many have abandoned the church in the West. The Church should reconsider the matter, it, in my opinion, this will lose its credibility. This mysticism, and the faithful of the intelligentsia and even middle peasants - believer will accept a bad thing. Already outlived ...

Gifts atheists.

January 1944.

January 21 I was reported to the Vice President of People's Commissars of the USSR Comrade. In. M. Molotov that January 24 - the birthday of the patriarch Sergius, who turns 77 years old, and a proposal to make a gift to the patriarch of manufactured goods, wines, fruit, confectionery up to $ 10 thousand. rubles.

Tov. Molotov endorsed the proposal and instructed the patriarch to make a gift in the amount of 30-35 thousand. rubles, to consider how to use this sum, and to report to Comrade. Molotov. In addition, Comrade. Molotov instructed another person to make gifts to top 10 individuals in the Russian Church ( metropolitans, bishops ). At the same time I was reported to Comrade. Molotov, I scheduled a gift to Patriarch buy gold pocket watches, silk velvet for the patriarchal robes, silk robes for the rep, silk fabric for 6 pairs of underwear, 10 bottles of brandy, 10 bottles of champagne, 10 kilos of fruit, eggs, chocolate. For gifts to the bishop, I suggested it to coincide with Easter holiday. Tov. Molotov has approved my proposal.

How to get the ...

... But in the late Soviet era, a long-term assistant Egor Ligachev of the CPSU Central Committee Valery Legostaev still dare to take a copy of ... Several years ago, was tragically killed Legostaev. In examining the archives of the deceased, a friend of his family, former inspector of the Board of Religious Affairs of the RSFSR Oleg Solodukhin, and found this book.



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