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Easter in the USSR

In the Soviet Union Christians were discouraged from celebrating their main religious festival, Easter. For decades, the atheist state was formally opposed to Christianity, but many believers worshipped in secret. Dina Newman reports.

Photo: Easter procession, Credit: AFP

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Thu 17 Apr 2014 07:50GMT
麻豆社 World Service Online

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