Austrian catholic information agency reports on a letter sent by Khrushchev to Stalin discussing the destruction of the UGCC

An Austrian Catholic information agency has brought to the public’s attention the existence of a letter, which proves the involvement of USSR authority in the destruction of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. The letter written by Nikita Khruschev, leader of the USSR communist party, is addressed to Joseph Stalin and it describes the work that had been completed towards that objective, as reported by “German wave”. Researchers have described the letter as very authentic. The chief of the Church history department at the Ukrainian Catholic University, Oleh Turiy, PhD, has commented that the letter to Stalin is dated December 17, 1945, and the purpose of it is to update him on the “completed work” for eliminating the Church and the creation of an “initiative group” of Uniate priests. For these reasons and others, Turiy believes that it is highly possible that the document is authentic.  “As a researcher, I can assume that such a letter exists, it is very plausible, because other well-known documents confirm the involvement of Khrushchev and Stalin in the attempted liquidation of the Church. It is very good that this document was found,” explained Turiy. In fact, many documents already prove the systematic elimination of the Greek-Catholic Church, however this letter provides a very solid argument. The letter was illegally copied and handed to the representatives of Church, as Ukrainian researchers practically do not have any access to the secret archives of the Kremlin. A copy of the letter in pdf format can be seen at the following URL: www.ugcc.org.ua/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Khruschov_to_Stalin.pdf.

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