Unbroken and not surrendered... Monographic collection review: “The sufferers for the faith in Christ of the Saint Petersburg land” by M.V. Shkarovsky

Abstract

The material is review of Professor M.V. Shkarovsky’s monographic collection “The sufferers for the Faith in Christ of the Saint Petersburg land”. The book describes the life and exploits of new martyrs and confessors of Russian Church in the post-revolutionary period all through the Bolshevik terror of Orthodox people. The publication is not a statistical collection, but a work showing the strength of the individual, the spirit and the greatness of the martyrs’ deeds for the Faith in Christ. The author of the review emphasizes the importance of the appearance of this work in our days and its value not only for the younger generation, but also for adults, accomplished people.

Keywords

• new martyrs and confessors
• biographies
• extremist hatred and intolerance towards russian orthodox people
• russian orthodox church