Razrushennye i oskvernennye khramy: Moskva i Srednisia Rossiis [Ruined and Desecrated Churches: Moscow and Central Russia]With the Afterword Limits of Vandalism by Igor Shafarevich

Frankfurt: Posev, 1980. Item #1370

204 pages: photographs. 30 cm. Publisher’s illustrated hardcover binding. Very good copy.

A powerful visual and historical record of the destruction and desecration of churches in Moscow and Central Russia during the Soviet era. Originally compiled as a samizdat edition in 1978, this expanded and professionally printed version was published by Posev in 1980. The volume systematically presents photographic evidence of the ruined religious heritage, accompanied by Igor Shafarevich’s afterword, Limits of Vandalism, which reflects on the ideological and cultural devastation inflicted on Russia’s sacred sites.

A scarce and significant émigré publication, documenting one of the most tragic aspects of Soviet repression—the systematic destruction of religious architecture and heritage.

Price: $100.00