Easter in the USSR
Memories of celebrating Easter in the USSR where religious freedoms were suppressed
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
April 17, 20149m 18s
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Show Notes
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