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...trial of Archbishop Tikon, former Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church in Russia, was definitely fixed for April...
...merely of Lenin and Trotsky, but also of Kalinin, king of peasants; of Lenin's five subordinates, who as his adoring disciples worked with him for 20 years; of Rykov, the most popular man in Russia; of Alexandra Kallontai, only woman member of the Cabinet; of Father Tikon, "clinging to the splendor of gold and jewels"; of Lunacharsky, who reëstablished art and education " out of nothing"; of Tchitcherin. Brief notes and excerpts: Of Anatol Vassilievitch Lunacharsky, Minister of Education: " ' Illiteracy,' he told me once, 'is the great curse of Russia; we must fight illiteracy...
Krylenko, prosecutor for the Soviet Government, is reported to be preparing a case against Tikon, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox church, on the same charge of opposing the Government...