"In accordance with the precepts of Comrade Stalin..." Lipetsk communists helped install a dome on an Orthodox church.
The Lipetsk branch of the Communist Party of Russia (CPRF) helped find and pay for equipment that installed a dome on a church in a military town.
A communist, whose name remains undisclosed, posted it online video work and said that the equipment "costs a lot of money, and the cost of the work is also extremely high." The rector of the church turned to them for help. Father Ilya.
We are talking about the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Graceful Heaven," which has been under construction in the military town since 2014. A priest has been appointed as the rector. Ilya Azarin - He heads the Diocesan Department for Pastoral Work with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies.
The article about the beginning of the construction of the temple, posted on the website of the Lipetsk Metropolitanate, mentions words priest Dmitry Smirnov: "The Russian army has long been called Christ-loving. This epithet cannot be applied to any other army.".
The Communists of Russia's announcement states that the temple will soon be open to visitors.
"The Lipetsk branch of the Communist Party of the Red Army, respecting the feelings of believers in accordance with the precepts of Comrade Stalin, took into account that this church is being built for the military, their families, and residents of the military town, which makes it a particularly important facility for the religious part of the military personnel."- рассказал about the help of the church communist.
"According to the Precepts of Comrade Stalin," in 1937 in the Lipetsk Region was shot 167 clerics and monks, thousands of believers were arrested. In just one day, on October 22 of this year, Bishop of Lipetsk (Alexander Toropov), 15 clergy and a nun, a church reader and three laypeople.
Photos and videos: "Communists of Russia" group on VK
