https://doi.org/10.31261/WSN.2024.24.09
The article discusses the transformations of the Ukrainian community of Jehovah's Witnesses underwent after the deportation operation "North" (or "Triika") in 1951-1955, using the example of the religious community of the Lviv region of the Ukrainian SSR. The structural changes that occurred after the deportation of the majority of believers' families to the north-east of the Soviet Union and the arrests of men who performed leadership and worship functions in the denomination led to changes in religious practices, the complication of community leadership and the printing business, reduced the scope of work, but did not stop the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the region. The studied archival documents of the MGB and the KGB notify about special operations, plans and state measures to combat the religious underground of Jehovah's Witnesses, agent work, attempts to justify and baselessness of the repressive policy of the Soviet totalitarian regime. As a result of the eviction, the Jehovah's Witnesses denomination did not disappear in the Lviv region, and the plan to intercept the leadership of the community failed. Followers of the religious group managed to independently organize and develop survival strategies in underground conditions.
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Vol. 19 No. 24 (2024)
Published: 2025-01-31
English
Język Polski