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Russian Faith

The revolution in Russia attempted to extinguish the light of faith.

But under Gorbachev's perestroika, the pastoral freedoms the church enjoyed are slowly being restored.

Picture: The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Credit: Getty Images

02 July 1988

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44 minutes

Russia—麻豆约拍 World Service Archive

From the Russian Empire and the revolution to perestroika and Putin.

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project