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Would You Be Willing to Lose All for the Sake of Christ?

LTRP Note: Earlier this month Putin, the leader of Russia, brought into existence a law which prohibits the free preaching and sharing of the Gospel. Those in violation of this new law will be issued severe fines. In the 1960s…

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History Repeating Itself? – Russia’s Putin Signs Sharing Beliefs, “Extremism,” Punishments

By Victoria Arnold Forum 18 President Putin has signed amendments imposing harsh restrictions on sharing beliefs, including where and who may share them, and increased “extremism” punishments, introduced with alleged “anti-terrorism” changes. There are widespread Russian protests against the suddenly-introduced…

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From a Soviet Prison Camp: Ode To My Persecutors

By Georgi Vins To My Persecutors My persecutors, I do not curse you, And at this hour under the burden of the cross I pray for you and bless you With the simple humanity of Christ. I am pure before…

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Story from the Gulags—The Great Escape Tunnel

By Georgi Vins (Pastor and Author of The Gospel in Bonds) The camp at Tabaga was surrounded by four thick, wooden stockade-like fences nearly fifteen feet high. Over each fence stretched several rows of barbed wire and another wire connected…

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“Freedom is Not for Idleness!”

By Pastor Georgi Vins (Written in the Anyusha Prison Camp in the Urals, USSR, 1969) “Freedom is Not for Idleness!” For idleness, we don’t desire freedom, A holy labor waits in virgin soil! The melting, ringing song of spring is…

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Persecution and Revival in the Soviet Union in the 1960s

By Georgi P. Vins (Pastor in USSR who spent 8 years in Soviet prison camps for his faith | Author of The Gospel in Bonds) Revival At the beginning of the 1960s, the Lord sent a spiritual revival among the…

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