The People's Patriarch

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The People's Patriarch is written by Associate Professor of Comparative Religion Scott M Kenworthy and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197644759 (ISBN 10) and 9780197644751 (ISBN 13).

The People's Patriarch tells the dramatic story of Patriarch Tikhon (Bellavin), who became head of Russia's largest religious body, the Russian Orthodox Church, at the same moment as the Bolshevik Revolution. As militant atheists, the Bolsheviks sought to destroy the Church and eradicate religion, and castigated Tikhon as a "counterrevolutionary" for his valiant efforts to defend his faith. Utilizing previously classified documents from the top Bolshevik leadership and secret police, the book tells the story of Tikhon's heroic resistance to a totalitarian regime and provides an entirely new perspective on the Russian Revolution.