Avenir Borisov

 Avenir Borisov

“Any sort of work seemed easy and simple now that I was free, the days flew by like hours, my thirst for life was unquenchable. If there is any happiness in the world at all, it is certainly that which comes to any zek [individual that was in gulag] in the first year of his life as a free man!”- (page 447)

Avenir Borisov described how he enjoyed life being freed from gulag and the envy of the Soviet Bolshevik socialists. Avenir Borisov was another individual that survived his term in gulag and obtained freedom being exiled to a nation outside of Soviet Russia. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how even in exile, freedom was appreciated and important. Avenir Borisov described how autonomy and freedom were cared for and allowed individuals to persevere with happiness. Avenir Borisov described how the time flew by because he was free and was able to be industrious.

Avenir Borisov described how despite going through persecution, he found comfort in enjoying life being free. Righteous individuals that went through persecution in the Soviet Union and obtained freedom, were able to persevere with gratitude and gladness. This is interesting because while having gone through adversities, circunstances, and persecution, they did not let the envy wear them down. Instead the righteous individuals found meaning and purpose in their lives.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how righteous individuals that were freed from gulag were able to grow younger and appreciate their life. This is seen in the manner that righteous individuals kept persevering with zeal and confidence in GOD Almighty without allowing the envy of the socialists to discourage them. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how righteous individuals that survived gulag kept their optimism, gratitude, gladness, zeal, persistance, goodness, and fidelity to GOD Almighty. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that the letters that he received from righteous individuals that survived gulag were completely optimistic and free from self-pity despite all the difficulties they had gone through.

Avenir Borisov described that he had a thirst for life that was unquenchable and was not discouraged of being optimistic despite the persecution from the Soviet Bolshevik socialists. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how there were individuals that grew younger in freedom meaning that they were grateful for having persevered through gulag and were alive and well. These stories describe how zealous faith in GOD Almighty can allow individuals to persevere despite obstacles, circumstances, and persecution. Instead of having resentments and envy, they chose to avoid socialists and informants and make the most of their lives. They kept their zealous worship to GOD Almighty and persevered. We learn to appreciate positive stories that describe how zealous confidence in GOD Almighty helps us persevere. 

V. Pospelov

 V. Pospelov

“While in the camp almost all of my closest comrades thought, as I did, that if ever GOD allowed us to leave the camp alive, we would not live in towns, or even in villages, but somewhere in the depths of the forest. We would find work as foresters, rangers, or failing that, as herdsmen, and stay as far away as we could from people, politics, and all the snares and delusions of the world.” -(page 446)

Aleksandr Solzhenytsin described that individuals who were sent to gulag got used to their life in gulag. Viktor E. Frankl described that it is normal for a human being to get used to things. Viktor E. Frankl described how individuals in concentration camps were able to persevere despite their circumstances because of their faith and having meaning and purpose in the worship of GOD Almighty. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that faithful individual's zeal allowed them to persevere through the envy and persecution in gulag. When they were released, the righteous individuals were able to appreciate their freedom. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that individuals that were in gulag and completed their sentence, were able to obtain freedom. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that individuals that survived gulag were exiled to another Soviet nation so that they did not preach truth in Soviet Russia.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that righteous individuals that were freed and lived in exile were grateful to survive gulag and wanted nothing to do with socialism and informants. We learn that V. Pospelov was freed from gulag and wanted to be as far away as possible from socialists and informants. This was because the righteous had seen the manner that socialism is a farce and does not look to help anyone. We learn that the Soviet Bolshevik socialists would call zealous Christians “politicals” being that they trusted in GOD Almighty. This was because the Soviet socialists did not want pacifism and righteousness instructed in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Bolsheviks called believers “politicals” being that most did not want to know anything about the politics of socialism.

V. Pospelov described that he wanted to be far from the snares and delusions of the world meaning being far apart from the cares of the world and temptation. We learn that some of the exiles did not care about material possessions seeing how there was a lot of theft and coveting in the Soviet Union. Instead they preferred living in harmony and worshiping GOD Almighty above everything. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that the righteous that survived gulag were mighty individuals that were optimists and bold. While going through persecution and the worst, they were able to persevere with their zealous confidence in GOD Almighty.

V. Pospelov kept faith trusting in GOD Almighty and acknowledged that if GOD Almighty allowed him to be freed from gulag, he would live far apart from socialists and informants. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that even after going through the difficulties of persecution because of envious socialists, they did not hate humanity understanding that not all individuals are evil. We know that Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that exiles understood that there was the need to obey the commandments of Moses and keep faith in GOD Almighty while being far apart from lying and envious socialists. 

Vera Korneyeva

Vera Korneyeva

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 "They listened to her impressively, now and then asking questions in order to clarify something or other. It was catching them from an unexpected side of things. People came in from other offices, and the room filled up." The Gulag Archipelago (page 76)

Vera Korneyeva was an individual that spoke truth in the times of the Soviet Union described by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. We learn in the Gulag Archipelago the manner that individuals that spoke truth and were honest were not liked by the Soviet socialists and communists. We learn that Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was able to write about different stories of bold individuals that decided to speak truth and not practice socialism and communism. We learn that Vera Korneyeva was an individual that was sent to gulag for speaking truth. For being a believer, she was sent to gulag.

"She managed to work in al sorts of things, including the question of "traitors of the Motherland". Why were there no traitors in the 1812 War of the Fatherland, when there was still serfdom? It would have been natural to have traitors then! But mostly she spoke about religious faith and religious believers."- (page 76)

Vera Korneyeva was taken to a detention center where she proceeded to speak truth about the inefficiencies and inequalities of the Soviet Union. We learn that Vera Korneyeva described the manner that a nation that hated and envied the righteous believers could not persist. We learn that Vera Korneyeva kept speaking truth to the temporary lies of socialism and communism. There is the recount of the story of how Vera Korneyeva was able to speak truth in the gulag detention center that caused the office workers to listen and hear the truth being spoken. 

"Formerly, she declared, unbridled passions were the basis for everything- 'Steal the stolen goods'- and, in that state of affairs, religious believers were naturally a hindrance to you. But now, when you want to build and prosper in this world, why do you persecute your best citizens?"- (page 76)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that the office workers went to hear the preaching of Vera Korneyeva concerning the injustices and lies of communism. After describing the importance of faith, education, and the incongruencies of the Soviet socialist system, office workers began to go to accumulate and listen to Vera speak. When the Soviet interrogator attempted to prevent Vera from speaking any further, an individual told the Soviet interrogator to be quiet and let Vera Korneyeva speak. This describes the importance of being able to speak truth to the incongruencies and temporary lies. 

"They represent your most precious material: after all believers do not need to be watched, they do not steal, and they do not shirk."- (page 76)

The Soviet Union did not like that individuals spoke truth and categorized any critique of the Soviet socialist system as subverting the Soviet state. We learn that Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was taken to gulag for writing a letter to a friend outside of the Soviet Union. The socialist Soviets maybe had envy against Solzhenitsyn and decided to find his letter sent through the mail and read the contents of the letter without his consent. In the letter, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn criticized Stalin. This was enough for the Soviet socialists to write a denunciation that categorized Solzhenitsyn's letter to a friend outside of the Soviet Union as subverting the Soviet state and having an organization that attempted to overthrow the Soviet Union. We learn that the truth was that the Soviet socialists had envied Solzhenitsyn, did not respect the privacy of Solzhenitsyn, and falsely accused him of sedition. This describes the manner that individuals that had done nothing wrong were envied by Soviet socialists without reason. 

Vera Korneyeva Was Able to Be Released From Gulag 

"This is how Vera Korneyeva, whom we have met before in our story, took leave of a special camp in 1951. The five-meter gates closed behind me, and although I could hardly believe it myself, I was weeping as I walked out to freedom. Weeping for what? ... I felt as though I had torn my heart away from what was dearest and most precious to it, from my comrades of misfortune. The gates closed- and it was all finished. I should never see those people again, never receive any news from them."- (page 446)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how righteous individuals were able to persevere with zeal. Vera Korneyeva who was sent to gulag for speaking truth was able to persevere and be released to exile. We learn that Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that there were righteous individuals that persevered in gulag without giving in to temptation, practicing envy, nor being informants. Vera Korneyeva had been placed in a Special Camp because she refused to practice evil. Vera Korneyeva had spoken truth and was sent to gulag. Vera Korneyeva persevered in gulag and was able to be released after her gulag term.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how there were individuals that were able to persevere to be released from gulag. There were righteous individuals that survived gulag and were sent to exile in another nation in the Soviet Union because they spoke truth. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn would also be exiled from Soviet Russia after being released from gulag. V. Pospelov and Avenir Borisov were also individuals that would be able to be released to exile and described the importance of autonomy, freedom, goodness, gratitude, and the need to avoid socialists and informants. 

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Figures of History and Individualism allows us to persevere knowing that throughout history there have been righteous individuals that decided to practice good and not practice sin. We are able to persevere knowing that there is no need to fear nor have negative emotions knowing that we trust in the Creator and not in idolatry. We are able to learn about righteous individuals that decided to speak truth and help others even when there are lies being told that attempt to lead individuals to disobedience and the practice of sin. We can persevere without practicing sin and idol worship.

Zinaida Yakovlevna Povalyayeva

 Zinaida Yakovlevna Povalyayeva

“They flew out on a plane. Zina spent one year living on false papers. But she couldn't resist the desire to see her mother again- and her mother was under surveillance. At her new interrogation she managed to convince them she had escaped in a coal car. And they never did find out about her husband's participation.”- (page 256–257)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described in the Gulag Archipelago stories of individuals that had successfully escaped gulag after escape attempts. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how the individuals that successfully escaped gulag did not speak of their stories and lived in hiding from the Soviet Bolshevik socialists. We learned about Kuzikov-Skachinsky who successfully escaped from gulag and lived free for seventeen years before being recaptured by the Soviet Bolsheviks. These stories describe the courage of individuals to persevere despite the opposition of Soviet socialists.

Zinaida was sent to gulag because she had decided to stay in her school teaching during the nazi socialist occupation instead of fleeing like the Soviet Bolshevik bureaucrats. She was not sent to gulag immediately but was able to marry. Zinaida was able to marry prior to being sent to gulag. In gulag she established communication with her husband and was able to flee. Zinaida's husband was a pilot and was able to escape with his wife. Zinaida lived for a whole year living in freedom.

Zinaida decided to visit her mother although she knew that her mother was being surveilled. The Soviet Bolshevik socialists had placed surveillance on Zinaida's mother in order to confirm the whereabouts of Zinaida. Zinaida decided to visit her mother despite the surveillance and was recaptured to gulag. Zinaida did not give the complete story to the Soviet Bolsheviks instead saying that she had escaped in a coal car. Zinaida did not speak about her husband's involvement in flying her to freedom.

This story is interesting because Zinaida was taken to gulag because she had been courageous and stayed in her profession teaching in Moscow, most likely, during the attacks of the nazi socialists. The soviet cowards were envious of industrious individuals who did not fear the nazi socialists and kept working in their professions staying in Moscow. The righteous industrious workers persevered with courage instead of fleeing like the Soviet coward bureaucrats. Zinaida was able to flee gulag by establishing communication with her husband and was flown to freedom. When caught by Soviet Bolshevik socialists, she never told them about her husband's involvement in flying her to freedom. This story tells us that there are men and women that are courageous and loyal despite adversity, opposition, and envy. 

Kuzikov-Skachinsky

 Kuzikov-Skachinsky

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that despite the persecution, opposition, and envy from Soviet Bolshevik socialists, righteous faithful Christians kept persevering in the faith. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described with optimism that despite the persecution that happened in the 1920-1960s described in the Gulag Archipelago, it was most likely that righteous Christians persevered with their zealous faith until martyrdom, escape from gulag through escape attempts, or freedom from completing their sentence and being exiled to another nation outside of Soviet Russia.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that despite the opposition, there were individuals that attempted to escape gulag. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that it was more likely that an individual attempted to escape gulag than to commit suicide. This describes the optimism that exists in Christianity. We learn that there are stories of individuals that escaped gulag successfully. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn describes multiple stories of individuals attempting to escape gulag. This is interesting noting that righteous individuals wanted to keep living despite the opposition of the envious Soviets.

One such story is the story of Kuzikov-Skachinsky who successfully escaped gulag. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that the individuals that successfully escaped gulag did not speak of their stories and also did not attempt to give interviews. The individuals would change their names and keep themselves in hiding from the Soviet Bolshevik socialists. Kuzikov-Skachinsky gave his story only because he was captured by the Soviets in 1959. Kuzikov-Skachinsky had escaped gulag successfully in 1942. He was able to live seventeen years free from gulag. There are other similar stories of individuals who escaped gulag and describe the valor and audacity to persevere despite the envy and hate of Soviet Bolshevik socialists.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that although he did not have statistics to prove his theory, he described that there were more escapes from gulag from individuals than suicide attempts. This story helps us have optimism knowing that individuals chose to keep fighting and persevering rather than quit life. We learn that righteous Christians in the Soviet Union persevered either until martyrdom from exhaustion from working in gulag in arctic weather or being shot, escape from gulag through successful escape attempts, or completing their time in gulag and receiving freedom. This allows us to know that despite opposition, there were individuals that kept persisting despite the adversities. 

M. Brodovsky

 M. Brodovsky

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described in the Gulag Archipelago how socialism attempted to persecute and cause difficulties. We learned that parents were not allowed to instruct their children in the true faith because socailists did not want children learning about the truth and improving in virtues. In the 1960s in the Soviet Union, there were communications that stated that parents were allowed to instruct their children in the parent's faith, yet the socialists kept persecuting families and children that were instructed in the true faith.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how faithful Christian believers were persecuted for instructing their children in Christianity. The stories of Bazbei, Zhenya, and Yevgeny M. Sirokhin described the false accusations and envy that socialist Bolsheviks had against righteous believers. In one example, one of the nine children of Bazbei was bribed to speak lies against her father. Nina decided to say that her father had tried to poison her and also that the believers had constructed a radio transmitter telecommunications device in the woods (this was highly unlikely because resources were scarce in the Soviet Union). Nina would retract her statements and the Soviets removed her truthful statements. There are other stories where the Soviets blatantly lied and spoke slander and produced fake documents to falsely accuse righteous individuals in the Soviet Union.

“The court trying the Baptist M. Brodovsky was not too squeamish to use crudely faked documents; when the defendant protested, 'This is dishonest of you!’”- (page 467)

M. Brodovsky who was a faithful believer was persecuted and sent to gulag. M. Brodovsky was falsely accused most likely of anti soviet propaganda for not believing in socialism and having faith in GOD Almighty. The Soviet Bolshevik socialists produced crudely faked documents to which Brodovsky replied that the evidence was fake and falsefied. The Soviet Bolshevik socialists persecuted righteous Christians not caring if they had dependants that were below the school age. This describes the narcissism and lack of empathy of socialism that only looks to cause envy and coveting.

The righteous Christian believers persevered despite the persecution from the temporary lies and envy of the socialists. It was noted that from 1961 to 1964 close to 197 believers were falsely accused by the socialists. 442 dependents had their parents taken to gulag or were exiled and 341 of the dependents were under the school age. This describes the truth of socialism that it does not look to help anyone at all anywhere. This was to prevent children from improving themselves in the worship of GOD Almighty being industrious and having responsibility. The parents were either exiled or sent to gulag where they were given five years in exile or five years in gulag and additional years in exile. This was to prevent children from learning from the virtues of their parents, and the importance of the worship of GOD Almighty.

“The judge is not at all interested in the substance of the case, the truth. The Baptists were persecuted because they do not accept preachers sent by an atheist plenipotentiary of the state, but prefer their own. (Under Baptist rules, any brother can preach the Gospel.) There is a directive from the Oblast Party Committee: put them on trial and forcibly take their children from them. And this was carried out, although with its left hand the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet has just (July 2, 1962) signed the world convention on ‘the fight against discrimination in the sphere of education.' One of its points is that 'parents must be allowed to provide for the religious and moral education of their children in accordance with their own convictions.’ But that is precisely what we can not allow!”- (page 466)

B. Zdorovets

 B. Zdorovets

"B. Zdorovets from Olshany in Kharkov oblast got seven years of strict regime [gulag] for his faith."- (page 467)

We learn from the Gulag Archipelago that the Soviet Bolsheviks also persecuted believers in the 1960s. We learn that faithful believers were persecuted for their faith in GOD Almighty described in the stories of Yevgeni M. Sirokhin, Zhenya, and Bazbei. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that after publishing One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the truth about gulag and socialism began to be understood. We learn that in the 1960s, believers were still persecuted for their faith, yet remained steadfast regardless of the opposition from Soviet Bolshevik socialists.

In the story of Yevgeni M. Sirokhin, the Soviets wanted to take away the children of Yevgeni even when he was a disabled veteran who had served in the Second World War fighting against the nazi socialists and was successfully bringing up his children in the faith. In the story of Bazbei, the Soviets attempted to remove Bazbei's children by falsely accusing him of falsehoods. One of his daughters was bribed and promised entry into a higher institution of learning if she spoke lies about her father. When she retracted from the lies, the corrupt Soviet judge removed her new testimony describing how she had been told to lie by the Soviets.

B. Zdorovets was given seven years in gulag for having faith in GOD Almighty. Zdorovets did not renounce his faith and kept persevering despite the attempts of the Soviet Bolshevik socialists to cause opposition. There were righteous believers who kept their faith despite the opposition from the socialists who hated zealousness, responsibility, industriousness, and fidelity seen in the previous stories. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how faithful believers persevered in their faith despite the envy of socialism. We learn that there were individuals that persevered in their faith and after being released from gulag served years in exile in another nation. This was with the intention to prevent faithful Christians from going back to Soviet Russia to speak truth.

A seventy-six-year old believer named, Y. V. Arend, also was placed in gulag for his faith despite his age. This is interesting noting that the socialists were persecuting righteous faithful believers without reason. Despite the difficulties, faithful individuals persevered in the faith and the Soviet Union along with gulag began disintegrating in the 1960s leading to the eventual defeat of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. We learn that socialism did not produce industry or necessities and instead was based on stealing and temporary lies. In the 1990s, the Soviet Union collapsed. The Soviet Union only lasted seventy years. This describes the power of GOD Almighty of judging wickedness and helping the righteous persevere.

Yevgeny M. Sirokhin

 Yevgeny M. Sirokhin

"Yevgeny M. Sirokhin, a (Group I) disabled veteran of the Fatherland War, blind in both eyes, was sentenced in the village of Sokolovo, Zmievski district, Kharkov oblast, to three years in a camp for bringing up his children Lyuba, Nadya, and Raya as Christians, and they were taken away from him by court order.”- (page 467)

Yevgeny M. Sirokhin is another individual that was envied and hated by the Soviet Bolshevik socialists. Yevgeny M. Sirokhin fought in the Second World War against the socialist nazis. Yevgeny became blind in both eyes after serving in the Second World War. Yevgeny went on to have a family and had three children. The Soviet Bolsheviks did not care that Yevgeny M. Sirokhin was a disabled war veteran, and falsely accused him so that the socialists could take away his children.

Similar to the story of Bazbei and Zhenya, the Soviet Bolsheviks hated stable families that persevered in the worship of GOD Almighty. The Soviet Bolshevik socialists attempted to take away his children. This is interesting because while the socialists “appeared” to want to help the “working class” and the “proletariats”, they were persecuting hard working individuals including disabled veterans who were taking care of their children.

This is because Yevgeny was instructing his children in the Christian faith. This story helps us understand that socialism does not try to help anyone and that it did not even respect disabled veterans who risked their lives fighting in the Second World War. There are other stories that describe how socialism did not look to help anyone. From the other stories, the understanding was that socialism did not want individuals to instruct the Christian faith.

However, in the story of Yevgeny who was industrious despite his disability, the Bolshevik socialists were still envious. We can learn from history the manner why socialism is the worst method of governance and has been a failure everywhere it has been tried. This is seen in multiple stories of the Gulag Archipelago that describe how socialism and communism is not what they appear to be. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described in great detail why the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s. 

Zhenya Khloponina

 Zhenya Khloponina

“Instead of going to the cinema or dances, I used to read the Bible and say my prayers-and just for that you are taking my freedom from me. Yes, to be free is a great happiness, but to be free from sin is a greater still.”- (page 466)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described the story of Bazbei, a father of nine children. Bazbei was a miner and had raised his children in the Christian faith. The Soviet Bolsheviks resented that children could be brought up in the faith and attempted to take the children from Bazbei. Bazbei had never obtained help from the Union committee being self-sufficient and a hard worker. The Soviet Bolsheviks had decided to bribe one of his daughters with fifty rubles so that she could speak lies against her father.

The Bolsheviks promised Nina, the daughter who was in the eight-grade, that she would be accepted to a higher institution if she gave false testimony against her father. They told her to say that her father attempted to poison her. All of these statements were obviously lies of the Bolshevik socialists who either envied or resented Bazbei. The daughter, Nina, would later regret speaking lies and would confess to having spoken lies against her father. The Soviet Bolshevik judge ommited her statements about having spoken lies.

Zhenya was one of the righteous daughters who did not speak lies against her father and told the truth. Zhenya Khloponina described how she preferred being free from sin even if it meant being persecuted. This is interesting because despite the envy and resentments of the Soviet Bolsheviks, there were zealous children who never doubted GOD Almighty nor their faith in GOD Almighty. Zhenya did not speak lies and was loyal to her family. The Soviet Bolshevik judge cut Zhenya's testimony off short because of her integrity and zeal.

Despite the persecution, Bazbei and the righteous children persevered trusting in their faith in GOD Almighty. Despite being envied, they did not renounce their faith. Two of the children got five years in camps, two got four years, and Bazbei who was the father got three years. They persevered in the faith and it was noted that the Soviet Bolsheviks were quite displeased. The story of Zhenya describes how freedom is amazing, yet freedom from sin and idolatry is even better. 

Tanya Khodkevich

 Tanya Khodkevich

“You can pray freely but just so GOD alone can hear.” -(page 23)

Tanya Khodkevich was a zealous woman in the Soviet Union who was sent to gulag for speaking about her faith. Tanya Khodkevich described how in the Soviet Union in the 1920s, individuals were allowed to have faith but not declare their faith to others. This was with the intention to prevent the instruction of Christianity in the Soviet Union. Parents were forbidden from instructing their children in the faith. We learn that despite the opposition, righteous parents kept instructing their children in the faith.

“True, they were supposedly being arrested and tried not for their actual faith but for openly declaring their convictions…”- (page 23)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that parents were allowed to renounce their faith, yet most never did. Tanya Khodkevich was given ten years in gulag for stating that individuals could pray but not express their Christian belief to others. This is interesting because for speaking truth, she was envied and hated. There are different stories in the Gulag Archipelago that describe the incongruencies of Soviet Union false accusations. The intention was to prevent individuals from speaking truth and preventing individuals from realizing the truth.

Irina Tuchinskaya was also envied and falsely accused for being righteous. We learn that there are multiple stories in the Gulag Archipelago of Soviet Bolsheviks being envious and speaking lies about others. Despite the opposition, parents kept instructing their children in the faith seen in the story of Zoya and also children kept their zeal despite discouragements. We also read about the elderly, both men and women, who also kept instructing the faith and believing in GOD Almighty despite the opposition of the Soviets.

Despite the opposition, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that righteous faithful individuals kept persevering in their faith. Despite the envy, individuals decided to keep faith and worship GOD Almighty. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that he was surprised with how righteous Christians were able to have boldness and zeal in the Soviet Union. The Gulag Archipelago describes how amazing and impressive individuals who kept their faith were able to persevere amidst adversity. This led Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to convert to Christianity.

Irina Tuchinskaya

 Irina Tuchinskaya

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described the absurdities and incongruencies of Soviet socialism that attempted to prevent individuals from learning about the truth in Scripture. Soviet Bolsheviks attempted to prevent individuals from learning the importance of worshiping GOD Almighty. There were individuals that stated that parents were forbidden from instructing the commandments of Moses and Scripture under the Soviet Union. This was with the intention to prevent individuals from growing in the faith.

A faithful woman named, Tanya Khodkevich,  described how individuals were allowed to have faith but could not speak about their faith for the worship of GOD Almighty in the Soviet Union. This was with the intention to prevent individuals from realizing the truth. We learn that despite the adversities caused by socialism, there were individuals that converted to Christianity seen in stories of the Gulag Archipelago. We read about how different individuals converted even in gulag because they realized that socialism was based on lies and envy while Christianity speaks truth.

"Irina Tuchinskaya was arrested while leaving church. And she was charged with having 'prayed in church for the death of Stalin.'"- (page 241)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described the story of Irina Tuchinskaya who was a righteous woman who attended church. The Soviet Bolsheviks decided to falsely accuse Irina Tuchinskaya with praying in church for the destruction of Stalin. To this Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn questioned how the Soviet Bolsheviks were able to deduce that since individual prayer was private and from the previous story, we learned that individuals were not allowed to state their belief. Therefore, through reason we can understand that the Soviet Bolsheviks were envious of Irina Tuchinskaya for being righteous and falsely accused her.

This is another story of how the Soviet Bolsheviks practiced envy and told temporary lies. After Irina Tuchinskaya had left church, the Soviet Bolsheviks looked to arrest Irina and her family. We know that Christianity preaches against hate and envy, so we know that the Soviet Bolsheviks were lying and falsely accusing because they had envy or resentments. Despite the envy, we are able to read in the Gulag Archipelago about righteous individuals that persevered in their zealous faith despite obstacles, circumstances, or persecution. 

Boris Kornfeld

 Boris Kornfeld

"Fervently he tells me the long story of his conversion from Judaism to Christianity. This conversion was accomplished by an educated, cultivated person...some good-natured old fellow like Platon Karatayev."- (page 309)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described how he met a surgeon who had been sent to gulag. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that he needed surgery and had a cancerous tumor removed. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was able to speak to the surgeon and learn that he had converted from Judaism (not Messianic Judaism but the pharisee judaism that speaks about self-righteousness and obeying 600 false "commandments"). Boris learned from another individual in gulag named Platon Karatayev who was a believer. The surgeon had converted to Christianity renouncing idolatry. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was impressed by the stories of individuals in gulag who had renounced socialism for Christianity. There are multiple stories in the Gulag Archipelago that speak of individuals obtaining salvation by renouncing idolatry for King Jesus Christ.

We learn that Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described that the individual was gentle and well-mannered. We learn that the envious socialists even sent surgeons to gulag. We learn that there were individuals from different professions that had converted to Christianity after seeing the reality of socialism and envy. The surgeon was persecuted to martyrdom. We learn that in the Soviet Union even amist persecution, there were individuals that persevered with their zealous faith.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn noted that despite the persecution, it was rare that individuals taken to gulag committed suicide. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn had stated how there were a significant larger amount of attempts to escape gulag by individuals than attempts to quit life.  It was noted that instead the individuals persevered until martyrdom from persecution or  exhaustion  (from hard labor despite not having tools apportioned by the envious socialists and working in arctic weather), escape from gulag through attempts to escape, or release to exile and freedom. This is interesting noting that individuals who were persecuted did not quit life and instead persevered in their faith to eternal salvation.

This is interesting noting that despite the circumstances, individuals did not renounce their faith in King Jesus Christ. We learn that Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is able to help us understand in the Gulag Archipelago that it is possible to persevere despite adversity, obstacles, or persecution. There are multiple stories of individuals that renounced idol worship and socialism for the worship of the true GOD of gods, GOD Almighty, and confessed King Jesus Christ Eternal Messiah.

Boris Vinogradov

 Boris Vinogradov

“He was a quiet worker, dedicated friend, and only in heart-to-heart conversation would he disclose that he believed, believes, and will go on believing. And he never wore it on his sleeves.”- (page 240–241)

Boris Vinogradov was a righteous individual that was hard working and industrious. Vinogradov was a studious and righteous individual that became the organizer of the Moscow Institute for Railroad Engineering. We learn that during the time of the start of the Second World War, the people of Moscow had stayed in Moscow regardless of the German nazi threat. There were stories of how the nazi socialists were attempting to take Moscow from Soviet Russia. We learn that the citizens of Moscow decided to stay in the city while the Soviet Bolshevik bureaucrats decided to flee to safer cities of the Soviet Union.

Vinogradov had stayed in Moscow being in charge of the Moscow Institute of Railroads. We learn that with the start of the Second World War and infighting between nazi socialists and Soviet bolshevik socialists, Vinogradov was looking to get instructions on a question he had concerning his work. Vinogradov telephoned for instructions on a question he had concerning work and no one answered. We learn that then Vinogradov went to the District Party Committee, the City Party Committee, and Provincial Party Committee to ask for clarification and no one was there. Vinogradov then returned to his work with his workers and stated that while the leaders had run away, they were going to stay in Moscow.

To this, there most likely was a denunciation written against Vinogradov for stating that the leaders of the District, City, and Provincial Party Committees had run away from Moscow. Vinogradov was sent to gulag because he spoke truth and a sycophant was offended at the truth. It is well known that the Soviet Bolshevik bureaucrats fled from Moscow during the initial times of the Second World War in October 1941. The false accusation stated that Vinogradov had conducted Anti-Soviet Propaganda for speaking truth.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn describes that Vinogradov was quiet, dedicated, and a faithful believer. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described righteous faithful individuals that were impressive and caused him to renounce idolatry. Vinogradov was another faithful believer who was industrious and hard working who was envied by the Soviet Bolsheviks for speaking truth. Vinogradov was intelligent, industrious, and a dedicated person who worked hard. For speaking truth about staying in Moscow regardless of the circumstances, he was envied. We learn that he did not lie and for that was persecuted by the Soviet Bolsheviks.