Desecrating Sacred Space, Ukraine Holds Contemporary Concert in Kiev Lavra’s Refectory Church
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Desecrating Sacred Space, Ukraine Holds Contemporary Concert in Kiev Lavra’s Refectory Church
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"I saw Ukrainian soldiers while I was there; they were doing drills and marching. From what I could tell everyone seemed like life was back to normal for them, I saw no real hint of war. There was a theater in Kovel that was hastily built, that way people could watch shows and go to enjoy quiet time. Something I was told from our helper, her name I think was Nina, was that churches could once more be attended. She told us they were deeply religious, and the Bolsheviks took that from them. She said they killed the priests, seized churches, and forbade Christians from assembling.
She told us one of the first acts German forces did was allow services to be held to thank God for the new freedom. This meant a lot to her and her people. We took it for granted in Germany, under Hitler our churches were renewed and rebuilt. In Kovel there was a church that was made a pig farm under Stalin, it was made sacred again."
- Interview with Ursula H., a BDM girl who worked with Ukrainian farmers for the 1942 harvest. Nuremberg, 1983.
"I saw Ukrainian soldiers while I was there; they were doing drills and marching. From what I could tell everyone seemed like life was back to normal for them, I saw no real hint of war. There was a theater in Kovel that was hastily built, that way people could watch shows and go to enjoy quiet time. Something I was told from our helper, her name I think was Nina, was that churches could once more be attended. She told us they were deeply religious, and the Bolsheviks took that from them. She said they killed the priests, seized churches, and forbade Christians from assembling.
She told us one of the first acts German forces did was allow services to be held to thank God for the new freedom. This meant a lot to her and her people. We took it for granted in Germany, under Hitler our churches were renewed and rebuilt. In Kovel there was a church that was made a pig farm under Stalin, it was made sacred again."
- Interview with Ursula H., a BDM girl who worked with Ukrainian farmers for the 1942 harvest. Nuremberg, 1983.
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