The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe

This book addresses the complex intersection of secret police operations and the formation of the religious underground in communist-era Eastern Europe. It discusses how religious groups were perceived as dangerous to the totalitarian state whilst also being extremely vulnerable and yet at the same...

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Other Authors: Kapaló, James A. (Editor), Povedák , Kinga (Editor)
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
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