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Priest Paul Akimovich Kotelnikov was born in 1890 in the village of
Lenino in Lipetsk district, Lipetsk province. He was serving in the church of
the village of Mazeika (now in Dobrinsky district, Lipetsk province). On
August 10, 1928 he was condemned by the OGPU in accordance with article
58-10, and sentenced to three years exile in the Urals.
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The clergyman Michael Ivanovich Konusov was born in 1887 in Penza
province. On October 2, 1929 he was sentenced in accordance with article 58-
10 to five years in the camps. Nothing more is known about him.
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Priest Demetrius Nikolayevich Drozdov was born in 1890 in the village of
B. Khomutets, Dobrovsky region, Lipetsk province, where he also lived. In
1929 he was arrested, and on December 25 was sentenced in accordance with
article 58-10 part 2 to ten years’ imprisonment. Nothing more is known about
him.
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During his investigation, Hieromonk Seraphim (Borisov) said: “A series of
churches in the former Penza province joined the True Orthodox Church. I
heard about this from Deacon Fr. Alexander, I’ve forgotten his surname, he
arrived in Leningrad and served in the church of the Resurrection. Then he
went to Penza. In 1930 he was arrested...”
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Priest Andrew Dmitrievich Zamyatin was born in 1867 in the village of
Krutoye, Lipetsk uyezd, and served in the village of Lebyazhye, Dobrovsky
region, Lipetsk province. On March 17, 1930 he was sentenced in accordance
with articles 58-10 and 58-11 to five years’ imprisonment. Nothing more is
known about him.
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Priest Alexander Alexandrovich Kotelnikov was born in 1906 in the
village of Lenino, Lipetsk region, and served in the village of Bereznegovatka,
Dobrinsky region, Lipetsk province. In 1930 he was arrested, and on
September 26 he was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in accordance
with articles 58-10 part 2 and 58-11. Nothing more is known about him.
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