The Soviet state treated the Russian Orthodox Church extremely cruelly, yet many clergymen still stood up to defend the fatherland when the hour of need came.
The only reason Germany attacked the Soviet Union was because the Soviets were in offensive positions getting ready to attack Germany (after the Russians took half of Poland). Also, did these "brave" priests come to defend the Fatherland when tiny defenseless Finland was invaded by Russia during the Winter War, when Finland kicked Russia's ass? I'm getting sick and tired of the Soviet Union playing the victim of WWII. It was a ruthless regime that the priests conspired with. I'm also getting sick of people ignoring the massacre of German civilians in Poland before WWII started.
The only reason Germany attacked the Soviet Union was because the Soviets were in offensive positions getting ready to attack Germany (after the Russians took half of Poland). Also, did these "brave" priests come to defend the Fatherland when tiny defenseless Finland was invaded by Russia during the Winter War, when Finland kicked Russia's ass? I'm getting sick and tired of the Soviet Union playing the victim of WWII. It was a ruthless regime that the priests conspired with. I'm also getting sick of people ignoring the massacre of German civilians in Poland before WWII started.
totally ahistorical post