«No 47 : 30 November 1977» KIEVO-PECHORSKAYA LAVRA One hundred and eighty-six inhabitants of Kiev have sent the Soviet government a petition, requesting that the monastery in the Kievo-Pechyorskaya Lavra be opened again. The monastery re-opened after the war and was never formally closed: its buildings and premises in the caves were placed “under repair”. … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, November 1977 (47.6)