One. The End of the Atheist Empire

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Note on Transliteration xix
7. PROLOGUE. Sergiev Posad: Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent 1
8. One. The End of the Atheist Empire 14
9. Two. A New Hope 36
10. Three. Rebuilding Holy Moscow 70
11. Four. Accursed Questions: Who Is to Blame? 101
12. Five. Irreconcilable Differences: Orthodoxy and the West 141
13. Six. The Babylonian Legacy: Exiles, Martyrs, and Collaborators 181
14. Seven. A Faith-Based Army 207
15. EPILOGUE. Twenty Years After: From Party to Patriarch 242
16. Appendix A Translated Documents 255
17. Appendix B Authors’ Letter to the New York Times, May 27, 1990 261
18. Notes 263
19. Select Bibliography 309
20. Index 315