Repression faithful and clergy of national minorities of Ukraine: in the 30th of the twentieth century

Abstract

Served reason persecution of believers and clergy, who belonged to the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish denominations in Ukraine for 30th of the twentieth century. Due to start mass arrests of believers and clergy on national minorities of Ukraine that period with the deployment of collectivization in the countryside. Identifies the drives that are used by the government to apply the strictest measures in relation to this category of persons over 30th of the twentieth century. Despite a slight simplification of the image scale of the tragedy, is considered the progress of individual trial and concentrating attention on the types and amounts of punishment with parallel an illustration of imaginary causes. Examples of nominating political accusations against believers, application practice of group litigation and the most cruel punishments such as forced deportation and death. It is shown that the scale and orientation of punitive measures had fundamental differences in some regions of Ukraine, they become unified touch the representatives of all faiths and national minorities of Ukraine. Most attention is given to Catholics, since the consideration of repression against members of this religious direction distinguishes not only representatives of the clergy and the faithful, but also some members of religious communities. Criterion when considering punitive measures Germans elected government to nationality, not religious affiliation. Using as an example the three not related to each other criminal cases the period of the Great Terror, which were instituted in several supporters Jewish religion showing the same impartial authority to apply penalties against Jews as well as to believers of other nationalities. The conclusion about the total destruction of the national religious associations, as evidenced by demonstrated facts of the persecution of believers is not only active but also ordinary members of religious groups, charges of antiSoviet activities and spying for other countries. Mass repressions, which experienced the believers national minorities Ukraine for 30th, had to design a society by its violent treatment of enemies of the socialist system, including speakers from the most active religious outlook. However, it was retaliation and punishment for not believing anti-religious and anti-Church policy of the government, a way of intimidation, which had to ensure the loyalty of the rest of the population. The repressive policy was deliberately aimed at the physical destruction of the clergy, active believers, those who provide the proper functioning of religious communities, and the creation of conditions in which normal functioning members of these groups became impossible.