THIS is what Victor Potapov spat on with his anti-communist rant. One wonders… if he hates Holy Rus so, why do we allow him to continue to function as a Russian Orthodox priest? Let’s not forget… Potapov is a longtime and willing whore for the CIA… he holds (or held) a “red” official (“diplomatic”) passport that exempted him from customs searches… he was a responsible official, not an ordinary employee (he was the head of Religious Propaganda at “Radio Liberty”, a well-known CIA front). In short, treachery has paid him well (literally).
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I am going to handle this differently from most posts. First, you’ll get the Russian original… then, I’ll post the verbatim English translation posted on the ROCOR official website… lastly, I’ll post my comparison of the posted translation with the Russian original. My comments will follow the third version… however, do reflect on this… Potapov chose to post the Russian original on Pravmir, a somewhat questionable and uneven website with ties to the semi-heretical Kochetkov/Aleksandr Men crowd… interesting company for a loudmouth ROCOR “traditionalist”, isn’t it?
BMD
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Протоиерей Виктор Потапов: Сталин использовал Церковь, а не возрождал её
Протоиерей Виктор Потапов, настоятель храма святого Иоанна Предтечи в Вашингтоне, клирик Русской Православной Церкви Заграницей о реабилитации личности Сталина.
Я никогда не жил в России, но помню, как в детстве бабушка с дедушкой рассказывали мне о тех ужасах, которые Сталин вытворял с нашим многострадальным народом, и я воспитывался на их рассказах. Потом, когда я вступил в сознательный возраст и начал читать книги по новейшей истории России, то сам смог убедиться в правоте их слов. Во время моей учебы в семинарии, мы, студенты, глубоко почитали новомучеников российских, узнавая о жутких подробностях их страданий. Для меня всегда было очевидно, что Сталин тиран, один из череды самых страшных тиранов XX века – Ленин, Сталин, Гитлер, Мао Дзэдун и другие.
Я работал на «Голосе Америки», передавал материалы о репрессиях, достаточно тщательно исследуя все, что шло в эфир. И у меня никогда не было вопросов о роли личности Сталина в истории России. Поэтому сегодня меня поражает беспамятство русского народа, ведь еще живы старики, которые помнят имена погибших от репрессий – своих родных и близких. Как можно в начале XXI века с ностальгией относиться к тем временам? Десятки миллионов были убиты в результате репрессий.
Я был на Бутовском полигоне еще до того, как там был построен собор в честь Новомучеников и Исповедников Российских, и узнал много новой информации о массовых расстрелах, которые происходили там. Уничтожалось несколько сотен человек ежедневно. Как можно ежедневно убивать по 200-300 человек – это не укладывается в голове нормального человека. Старого архиерея, митрополита Петроградского Серафима (Чичагова) чекистам пришлось везти в Бутово на карете скорой помощи, а к месту расстрела нести на носилках – вот до чего доходило безумие власти.
Второй раз я был на Бутовском полигоне в 2007 году, когда собор был торжественно освящен Святейшим Патриархом Алексием II и Первоиерархом РЗЦ митрополитом Лавром. И никому из нас, представителей РЗЦ, в голову не могло прийти, что настанет такое время, когда в России попробуют реабилитировать имя Сталина.
Достаточно авторитетно высказался по этому поводу митрополит Иларион (Алфеев), четко сказав, что Сталин был тираном, и та победа, которую Россия одержала в Великой Отечественной войне, произошла благодаря народу и вопреки Сталину. Ведь в 30-е годы шли массовые репрессии, был уничтожен весь генеральный штаб, весь цвет русской армии. И тем не менее Россия с огромными потерями победила в войне, потому что народ защищал свое Отечество. Конечно, многих отправляли умирать за Сталина, но мало кто был вдохновлен его личностью, его образом палача. Люди умирали за Родину.
Плодятся различные мифы о личности Сталина. В частности, о том, что он восстановил церковную жизнь в России. Но ведь Сталин возродил видимость Церкви для того, чтобы использовать её, повысить патриотизм в годы войны – это совершенно очевидно.
Митрополит Сергий (Страгородский) первый обратился к народу со словами «братья и сестры» в начале войны, а Сталин просто подхватил это выражение. На Западной Украине и в Белоруссии происходило стихийное открытие храмов на оккупированных немцами территориях, и Сталин не мог не заметить, что открытие тысяч храмов на Украине и в Белоруссии привело к подъему народного духа. Он понял, что может использовать Церковь в своих целях. И он освободил архиереев, провел Архиерейский собор, так как смотрел в будущее, знал, что советский народ победит и можно будет оккупировать Восточную Европу, используя для этого Церковь.
С чем связано такое возрождение популярности Сталина? Возможно, это малая осведомленность и плохое знание собственной истории значительной частью населения бывшего Советского Союза. Но конечно это очень нас тревожит. На Западе сегодня идет пропаганда против России, и нам, русским американцам, очень тяжело видеть, что мы сами даем для этого повод. Когда нам показывают статьи или высказывания различных общественных деятелей, восхваляющих Сталина, мы просто пребываем в растерянности. Мы пытаемся оправдываться: «Так думают не все», но факты остаются фактами.
Или высказывание епископа Городецкого и Ветлужского Августина о Сталине, оно же опубликовано, можно прочитать и сделать выводы, а ведь это иерарх Русской Православной Церкви. Опять же приходится оправдываться, а это неправильно. Очень сложно спокойно реагировать и обходиться без эмоций, когда черное выдается за белое.
Я очень надеюсь на то, что разум возобладает, и это безумие будет остановлено, что найдутся смелые историки, которые озвучат правду о Сталине и помогут людям разобраться в истории страны. Потому что все происходящее сегодня вокруг реабилитации личности Сталина – это самое настоящее нападение врага нашего спасения на русский народ.
23 June 2015
Pravmir.ru
http://www.pravmir.ru/protoierey-viktor-potapov-stalin-ispolzoval-tserkov-a-ne-vozrozhdal-eyo/
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Stalin Did Not Resurrect the Church, He Exploited It
Protopriest Victor Potapov, Rector of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington DC, a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, discusses the rehabilitation of Stalin.
I never lived in Russia, but I remember how as a child my grandparents told me about the horrors Stalin wrought upon our much-suffering people; I was raised on these stories. Later, as I matured and began reading about the recent history of Russia, I became convinced that they spoke the truth. During my time in seminary, we students had profound reverence for the New Martyrs of Russia, having learned the terrifying details of their sufferings. It was always apparent to me that Stalin was a tyrant, one of the great terrible tyrants of the 20th century: Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao Tse-Tung and others.
I worked for Voice of America {he stretches the truth here… he worked for Radio Liberty, a propaganda outlet aimed directly at our Russian motherland: editor}, and broadcast material on the repressions, painstakingly researching everything we broadcast. I never doubted the reality of the role Stalin played in Russia. That is why I am appalled now with the amnesia of some Russian people, because many who remember those who died during the repressions-their relatives and friends-are still alive. How can there be any nostalgia in the 21st century for those times? Tens of millions were killed during the repressions.
I visited Butovo Square even before the Cathedral to the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors was built, and I learned yet more about the mass executions that took place there. Several hundred people were shot there every day. Executing 200-300 people a day is simply incomprehensible to a normal person. An old archpastor, Metropolitan Serafim Chichagov of Petrograd was taken by the Chekists to Butovo in an ambulance, and then taken by stretcher to his place of execution-this was the madness of the regime at the time!
The second time I went to Butovo Square was in 2007, when the cathedral was solemnly consecrated by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II and the First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus. Not one of the representatives of the Church Abroad present could imagine that the day would come when people in Russia would attempt to rehabilitate the name of Stalin.
His Eminence Metropolitan Ilarion Alfeyev was absolutely correct in his authoritative statement that Stalin was a tyrant, and that Russia’ victory during the Great War of the Fatherland should be credited to the Russian people and not Stalin. There were mass repressions in the 1930’s-the entire staff of generals, the very best of the Russian Army, was annihilated. And yet Russia, despite enormous losses, won the war, because the people defended their Fatherland. Of course, many were sent to die for Stalin, but few were inspired by his personality, recognizing him as an executioner. No, people died for their homeland.
Various myths about Stalin are spreading, one in particular, that he reestablished Church life in Russia. Yet Stalin restored the image of the Church in order to exploit her, to use the Church to elevate patriotism during the war-this is blatantly obvious.
Metropolitan Sergius Stragorodsky first appealed to the people with the words “brothers and sisters” in the beginning of the war, and Stalin simply appropriated the expression. In Western Ukraine and Belarus, churches were opened on a massive scale in German-occupied territories, and Stalin could not but notice that the thousands of reopened churches elevated the people’s morale. He realised that he could exploit the Church towards his own goals. He freed bishops from prison, convened a council of bishops, and looking into the future, he knew that the Soviet people would win and could occupy Eastern Europe, and used the Church for this.
Whence this resurgence in the popularity of Stalin? Maybe it is ignorance, poor knowledge of one’s own history by a large percentage of the former Soviet Union. And this is alarming. The West is leading a campaign of propaganda against Russia, and it is hard for us Russian Americans to bear that our own compatriots give reason for it. When we are shown articles or statements by various public figures in praise of Stalin, we are distraught. We try to justify it by saying “not everyone thinks this way,” but facts are facts.
Take the published words of Bishop Avgustin of Gorodetsk and Vetluzhsk… and this is a hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church! One tries to make excuses, but that is wrong. It is difficult to react calmly, without emotion, when black is turned to white.
I hope that reason ultimately prevails, and that this madness comes to an end, that courageous historians speak the truth about Stalin and help people make sense of the history of their nation. The effort to rehabilitate the persona of Stalin is a genuine assault by the enemy of our salvation upon the Russian people.
Transcribed by Maria Stroganova
No date (late June 2015)
Protopriest Victor Potapov
ROCOR official website
http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enart_protvictorpotapovinterviewstalin.html
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Boldface is where the English translation was adequate… not that I’d do it in precisely the same way (as translation is an art, not a science), but it did do a passable job of expressing the Russian in English (actually, I found it a bit forced, but that’s a stylistic, not material, caveat).
BMD
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Stalin Did Not Resurrect the Church, He Exploited It (ROCOR translation)
Stalin Used the Church, Not Re-Established Her (literal translation)
Stalin Used the Church, He Didn’t Recreate It (idiomatic translation)
Protopriest Victor Potapov, Rector of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington DC, a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, discusses the rehabilitation of Stalin.
I never lived in Russia, but I remember how as a child my grandparents told me about the horrors Stalin wrought upon our much-suffering people; I was raised on their stories. Later, as I matured and began reading about the recent history of Russia, I became convinced that they spoke the truth. During my time in seminary, we students had profound reverence for the New Martyrs of Russia, having learned the terrifying details of their sufferings. It was always apparent to me that Stalin was a tyrant, one of the great terrible tyrants of the 20th century: Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao Tse-Tung and others.
I worked for Voice of America {he stretches the truth here… he worked for Radio Liberty, a “black propaganda” dezinformatsiya outlet aimed directly at our Russian motherland, although both VOA and RFE/RL are under the BBG, the CIA front directorate responsible for American propaganda broadcasting: editor}, and broadcast material on the repressions, painstakingly researching everything we broadcast. I never doubted the reality of the role Stalin played in Russia. That is why I am appalled now with the amnesia of some Russian people, because many who remember those who died during the repressions-their relatives and friends are still alive. How can there be any nostalgia in the 21st century for those times? Tens of millions were killed during the repressions.
I visited the Butovo Polygon even before the Cathedral to the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors was built, and I learned yet more about the mass executions that took place there. Several hundred people were shot there every day. Executing 200-300 people a day is simply incomprehensible to a normal person. An old archpastor, Metropolitan Serafim Chichagov of Petrograd was taken by the Chekists to Butovo in an ambulance, and then taken by stretcher to his place of execution… this was the madness of the authorities at the time!
The second time I went to the Butovo Polygon was in 2007, when the cathedral was solemnly consecrated by His Holiness Patriarch Aleksei II and the First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus. Not one of the representatives of the Church Abroad present could imagine that the day would come when people in Russia would attempt to rehabilitate the name of Stalin.
His Eminence Metropolitan Ilarion Alfeyev was absolutely correct in his authoritative statement that Stalin was a tyrant, and that Russia’ victory during the Great War of the Fatherland should be credited to the Russian people and not Stalin. There were mass repressions in the 1930s… the entire general staff (sic! … G K Zhukov, anyone?: editor), the very best of the Russian Army, was annihilated. {Where did the victorious generals of the VOV come from? From the very Stalinist academies that Potapov spits on… don’t forget, Potapov may have family ties to the traitorous KONR lot: editor} And yet Russia, despite enormous losses, won the war, because the people defended their Motherland {and were led by competent commanders trained in Red academies: editor}. Of course, many went to the front “for Stalin”, but few were inspired by his personality, recognizing him as an executioner. No, people died for their homeland.
Various myths about the personality of Stalin are spreading, one in particular, that he restored Church life in Russia. Yet Stalin restored the likeness of the Church in order to use it, to use the Church to elevate patriotism during the war… this is blatantly obvious.
Metropolitan Sergius Stragorodsky first appealed to the people with the words “brothers and sisters” in the beginning of the war, and Stalin simply appropriated the expression. In the Western Ukraine and Belarus, churches reopened on a massive scale in German-occupied territories, and Stalin could not but notice that the thousands of reopened churches elevated the people’s morale. He realised that he could use the Church for his own purposes. He freed bishops from prison, convened a council of bishops, and looking into the future, he knew that the Soviet people would win and could occupy Eastern Europe, and used the Church for this.
Whence this resurgence in the popularity of Stalin? Maybe it is ignorance and poor knowledge of one’s own history by a large number of former Soviet citizens. And this is alarming. Today, the West is leading a campaign of propaganda against Russia, and it is hard for us Russian-Americans to bear that our own compatriots give reason for it. When we are shown articles or statements by various public figures in praise of Stalin, we are distraught. We try to justify it by saying “not everyone thinks this way”, but facts are facts.
Take the published words of Bishop Avgustin of Gorodetsk and Vetluzhsk… and this is a hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church! One tries to make excuses, but that is wrong. It is difficult to react calmly, without emotion, when black is turned to white.
I hope that reason ultimately prevails, and that this madness comes to an end, that courageous historians speak the truth about Stalin and help people make sense of the history of their nation. The effort to rehabilitate the persona of Stalin is a genuine assault by the enemy of our salvation upon the Russian people.
Transcribed by Maria Stroganova
No date (late June 2015)
Protopriest Victor Potapov
ROCOR official website
http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/engdocuments/enart_protvictorpotapovinterviewstalin.html
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This rant is a mixture of bullshit, bravado, and obfuscation. However, before we get into that, let me share some Cabinet reactions to Potapov’s unhinged diatribe:
- As for Potapov, yes, he’s just following the “party line” to earn some brownie points.
- It has come to my attention that Fr Victor Patapov is having kittens over one Vladyka Augustine of Gorodets who publicly praised Stalin (as did Fr Dimitri Dudko and so many others). Apparently, he’s protesting about this to the Synod of Bishops. For his part, people told me (hearsay, but reputable hearsay) the His Grace asked if Fr Victor ever lived in the USSR. Upon getting a negative answer, His Grace replied, “Then, it isn’t his business, really”.
Let’s keep this simple. This insubordinate priest had the goddamned gall to attack a bishop of the Mother Church on the ROCOR official website. Such a usage implicates the ROCOR SOBs in that criticism. It implies that the ROCOR episcopate shares this notion and accusation. One NEVER sees things of this nature on patriarchia.ru or in the ZhMP! NEVER! Potapov deserves deposition for that, but he has too much clout for that, sadly enough. I’d say that the best thing that the ROCOR SOBs could do is to retire him “for health reasons”… and remove him from the District, to prevent him from further collaboration with the enemies of Holy Rus and of the Holy Church. Potapov aided the Uniate/schismatical murderers of our children in Novorossiya by this intemperate rant. Potapov denied the very Christian principle of repentance in this rant. The Commies had a “come to Jesus” moment, and they turned away from their previous path… look at this image from the late Sov times:
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Ponder this… in the 1990s, Potapov aided the CIA campaign against the canonical Church, he helped to bring such questionable figures as Rusantsov and Pashkovsky into the ROCOR. Where were the commies? The Komsomoltsy defended the churches, bishops, and clergy from American-paid mobs (cheered on by the likes of Potapov). Today, Comrade Zyuganov acknowledges the pivotal role that spirituality plays in everyone’s life. As an antidote to Potapov’s lies, listen to this:
Easter Sunday celebrates the triumph of life over death, of eternity over extinction, loyalty over oblivion. These bright days of the beloved people’s holiday of Easter fill young and old, our towns and villages with joy and gladness.
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/greetings-of-first-secretary-g-a-zyuganov-to-orthodox-christians-on-easter/
The West is the eternal enemy of the Slavs; they bring confrontation and strife to our fraternal peoples. They kill our close blood-kin in internecine war, in the heart of the Russian World. In the fraternal Ukraine, in Novorossiya, was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning (Gospel according to St Matthew, 2.18). The forces of evil gang up on us, seeking to destroy our historical memory, to impose their will upon us, to subjugate us to “Herodian” laws and regulations. This isn’t the first time that we’ve faced such a challenge; every other time, we overcame our foes due to the resistance and self-sacrifice of our peoples, to our indestructible faith in justice, and to our trust in the triumph of good.
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/christmas-appeal-of-g-a-zyuganov-good-fortune-in-your-endeavours-love-and-concord-for-our-families/
I’d add that Potapov is a traitor to the Motherland who’s gone grey in service to the godless Republican “conservative” opponents of Holy Rus and the Holy Church
In a famous speech delivered over a century ago, The Meaning of St Sergei for the Russian People and State, prominent historian V O Klyuchevsky said, “One of the hallmarks of a great nation is its ability to rise to his feet after a fall. No matter how hard the humiliation, at the appointed hour, it’ll gather its scattered moral strength, and embody it in one great man or in a few great people who’d put it back on its temporarily-lost direct historical road… in bringing forth the memory of St. Sergei, we examine ourselves compared to his moral reserves. The great builders of our moral order bequeathed them to us, we update them, adding to them as we spend them”. We must do the same… check our spiritual roadmap, update our moral stock, replace incurred expenses, overcome spiritual schisms, comparing our historical era to our great ancestors and teachers. After all, historical fate sets before us a choice… we can stay in the marketplace of evil, or, we can flee from that, not retreating, to find solid ground in the works of righteousness and justice. Much serious effort lies ahead of us, but our great guide St Sergei Radonezhsky is with us, inspiring and enlightening us with the light of Goodness, Truth and Truth.
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/st-sergei-radonezhsky-as-a-symbol-of-the-russian-world-g-a-zyuganov-to-his-holiness-kirill-gundyaev-patriarch-of-moscow-and-all-the-russias-and-to-all-those-participating-in-the-ce/
Today, during the bright feast of the Resurrection, our thoughts are with our Ukrainian brothers, who hope to see a sign from the powers-that-be, who hope for a victory of light over darkness. We’re shoulder to shoulder with fraternal Belarus. We’re with you, our brothers and comrades. St Sergei taught us that only love and unity will save us. That’s how we saved ourselves and saved the world from the “brown plague” seven decades ago. Contrary to the vapourings from the West about “the end of history”, recent events show that the historical process continues and that it still progresses towards the good and to good-will. However, this will only happen if its true creator… the people… preserves its historical memory and its true ideals.
I give you my most sincere greetings on the Bright Feast of Christ’s Easter; I wish all of you the “unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians 4.3) during these happy days. I wish you love and unity, for if we preserve an undying commitment to the ideals of good and justice, then, a public and political revival will be possible!
To the Bright Paschal Feast, dear friends!
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/g-a-zyuganov-to-the-bright-paschal-feast-if-we-preserve-an-undying-commitment-to-the-ideals-of-good-and-justice-then-a-public-and-political-revival-will-be-possible/
On the eve of this bright universal festival of the Nativity of Christ, we appeal to all those who cherish the “simple human values”… the enduring traditions of our national history and culture, the eternal ideals of Mercy, Goodness, and Justice. Our ancient traditions show us that the Christmas holiday is a family affair. At the centre of it all are our families… our parents, our children, and our grandchildren, indeed, all the people closest to us. During these bright days, we reflect on our lives; we make plans for the future. On this holiday, our neighbours, colleagues, and friends are either present or in our thoughts. This means that we meditate upon our common past and discuss the future. After all, we’re one big family; we have one Motherland… Russia, our united indivisible Mother-Motherland.
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/kprf-leader-g-a-zyuganov-i-believe-that-the-sun-of-righteousness-and-the-light-of-wisdom-will-illumine-the-russian-future/
Comrades! I’d like to give you my greetings on the holiday of the Great October. Today, there’s much talk about the unity of the country, the unity of society. However, unity is born over centuries, built on victories; it leads to respect for our history, culture, language, and traditions. When the unified Russian state arose, its main unifying factor was the Orthodox faith. Since we were united, we won great victories. In this case, it’s worth recalling that Russia gathered 180 peoples and nationalities under its banner; we didn’t destroy any language, any faith, or any culture. Under the Soviet state, even the smallest peoples had a written language.
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2013/11/17/comrade-zyuganov-on-red-square-we-must-remember-the-lessons-of-october-in-the-context-of-our-thousand-year-history-and-move-forward/
Yes, today’s world is full of injustice. Ordeals bedevil us; wars and natural disasters overwhelm people. The global oligarchy spreads amorality and misanthropy; their destructive values exacerbate human suffering. Unfortunately, not only careless foreigners, but our fellow Russians also forget, charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy (1 Timothy 6.17). They surrender to reckless money-grubbing aspirations, but such won’t buy them happiness. Those in power ignore the basic moral code; they plunge the country and people into a vortex of suffering and unrest. It looks as though they’re unaware of the biblical warning that God will render to every man according to his deeds (Romans 2.6). Therefore, let’s work hard for a just future; let’s remember our ancestors’ warnings about the futility and dangers of a life based on the passion for profit. Let’s not forget for we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. (1 Timothy 6.7-8).
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/easter-greetings-from-comrade-zyuganov-to-all-national-patriotic-forces-i-believe-that-truth-and-goodness-will-prevail-in-our-lives/
Of course, one can’t speak for everybody in the country. Personally, my point of view is that I’d give them a good taste of the belt… I’d whip them and sent them home to mommy and daddy. This would take the place of a judicial punishment. I’d say that they wouldn’t engage in such outrageous and blasphemous behaviour again. [The action at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was] a slap in the face to all Orthodox believers. I agree with the idea that the trial made the situation worse. They used it as a comprehensive attack on Russia’s spiritual foundations.
We should listen carefully to the writer Valentin Rasputin. Rasputin stated recently, “There’s been a very serious struggle against Christianity as a cultural phenomenon. After all, the foundation of our European civilisation is Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. As for communism, they rewrote it, they decided to build the Kingdom of God on Earth, and they made a lot of mistakes, and committed ill-advised actions. It seems to me that [Pussy Riot’s action] was an attempt to turn against our spiritual foundations and roots, which, in any case, lie in Orthodoxy. This action was extremely dangerous for all concerned”.
https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/zyuganov-sez-that-pussy-riot-deserved-a-good-taste-of-the-belt/
You get the message… if you’re against the communists, you’re against morality, spirituality, and patriotism… and Potapov is against the communists… he supported the greedy grasping unpatriotic draft-dodging coward Willard Romney… shitbirds of a feather do flock together. If you can see shitbirds flock together… well, look at the good birds flocking together:
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THIS is what our Holy Patriarch thinks of Comrade Zyuganov…
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THIS is what our Holy Patriarch thinks of Comrade Fidel…
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THIS is what our Holy Patriarch thinks of Comrade Tsipras…
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THIS is what our Holy Patriarch thought of President Chávez…
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You can stand with HH and stand for Holy Rus, the Holy Church, and Holy Justice… or you can stand with Victor Potapov, and stand for theomachistic hubristical American aggression, for shameless perverted heterodoxy, and for greedy grasping crapitalist injustice.
The choice IS yours…
To paraphrase Potapov himself (on himself!):
The effort to whitewash American aggression is a genuine assault by the enemy of our salvation upon all decent people.
I need say nothing more…
BMD
Voices from Russia 
17 July 2015. THIS is What Victor Potapov Hates…
Tags: Christian, Christianity, Eastern Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, political commentary, politics, Religion, Religion and Spirituality, Russia, Russian, Russian history, Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, Soviet Union, United States, USA, USSR, Victor Potapov
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Modern Russia acknowledges, indeed, it EMBRACES its Soviet past. This is healthy… for it enables a society to incorporate all healthy elements. You can always tell nasty-ass slobbering extremists by one fact… they want to wipe out the past. The modern Galician Uniate nationalists are such… they want to wipe out the past. ISIL/ISIS is such… it wants to wipe out the past. Yes, some of the early Bolsheviks were such, they wanted to wipe out the past (Stalin purged most of these). Some Russian “Whites” and monarchists are such… they want to wipe out the past, too. Victor Potapov is a prime example of this… his drooling pal Fathausen is his running dog in this (both are in cahoots with the most extreme, racist, and grasping Republican elements in the District and drag the Church in the mud with their associations). Potapov wants to wipe out the Soviet past, as he’s a ravening satanic Free Market fanatic. Economic Anarchy (for that is what “Libertarianism” and the “Free Market” really is) is one of the vilest and most evil systems that man has ever devised. It’s nothing but a slithering justification for the theft of society’s resources, money, and talents on a massive scale by the rich. However imperfectly they embodied it, the Soviets opposed that. That’s the REAL reason Potapov (and those like him such as Fatso) revile Stalin on the ROCOR official website. He profits personally from his treacherous sell-out to the Republican Party and to American Hegemonism (he was/is one of the well-paid head propagandists at “Radio Liberty”… “Radio Slavery to the Rich”, that’s what it really is)… everyone knows this, it’s no secret… he’s one of the most well-off priests in the Church for doing so. He sold himself to the enemies of the Rodina and of the Holy Church for comfort, filthy lucre, and “influence”.
Bear that in mind whenever you see any of his rants… not just his rant on Stalin, but also his unfocused rant on “gay marriage”. It was utterly at odds in tone with official ROCOR statements, which are Christian in tone, not political. The ROCOR Synod doesn’t share its description of the decision as “earth-shaking” (it takes a more balanced, measured, and sane tone than Potapov did). Destroyers, thieves, and rapers of the Earth aren’t in sync with the Church. That’s why no Orthodox Christian can vote for or support Republicans in good conscience. That’s why all good Orthodox Christians must reject the poisonous, mendacious, and satanic ideology spewed by Victor Potapov and Jonas Paffhausen (it’s made doubly worse by the fact that they garb it in simpering pseudo-religious vesture). Think on that…
BMD