But the Russian Orthodox Church suffered terrible oppression once the Bolsheviks--who advocated atheism and instituted a campaign of religious persecution--came to power following the Russian Revolution.
しかし、ロシア革命によって無神論を掲げ宗教弾圧を行うボリシェヴィキが政権を握るとロシア正教会は大弾圧を蒙った。