LUTHERANS. KRASNODAR. GENOCIDE.
Press release
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1. Aleshin
Nikolay Evgenievich (Alyoshin Nicholas Eugene) – professor, Doctor of the
Church Law – with the order of the chairperson Seiler (Fomaidis) has been
introduced into the honourary status of the “Councilor (Kirchenrat) of the
German Evangelish Lutheran congregation of the Krasnodar city”.
2. The named
congregation was registered by the authorities of Ekaterinodar (today
Krasnodar) in 1876. Lutherans built a kirche in the center of the city (today –
51, Oktyabrskaya street), which was the first totally stone temple of
Ekaterinodar. The kirche was consecrated in 1894. During Stalin era the kirche
was confiscated (today the local branch of the artists union is situated in
it), the pastor was murdered in the prison camp of GULAG, parishioners were
deported. It was the act of genocide on religious basis. This act of genocide
is going on even now.