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of 1937 he was arrested. On December 21 he was sentenced to death, and on
January 15, 1938 he was shot.
Priest Demetrius Vasilyevich Kozhevnikov. He was born in 1882 in
Samara, and served in a church in Samara. In October, 1931 he was arrested
for being “a participant in the Samara branch of the counter-revolutionary
monarchist church organization, the True Orthodox Church”, and on April 13,
1932 he was sentenced to five years in the camps, commuted to exile for the
same period, and was sent to the north. Nothing more is known about him.
Priest Benjamin Ivanovich Nemertsanov. He was born in 1871 in the
village of Andreyevo, Samara province, and served in a church in Samara. On
November 23, 1930 he was arrested, but was released on January 26, 1931. In
the autumn of 1932 (1931?) he was arrested for being “a participant in the
Samara branch of the counter-revolutionary monarchist church organization,
the True Orthodox Church”, and on April 13 he was sentenced to five years’
exile and sent to the north. Nothing more is known about him.
Priest Nicholas Alexeyevich Nikiforov. He was born in 1869 in Samara
province, and served in a church in Samara. In October, 1931 he was arrested
for being “a participant in the Samara branch of the counter-revolutionary
monarchist church organization, the True Orthodox Church”, and on April 13,
1932 he was sentenced to five years in the camps and sent to a camp. Nothing
more is known about him.
Priest Gregory Stepanovich Petrov. He was born in 1887 in Samara
province, and served in a church in Samara. In October, 1931 he was arrested
in connection with the Samara branch of the True Orthodox Church, and on
April 13, 1932 he was sentenced to five years in the camps, commuted to exile
for the same period, and sent to the north. Nothing more is known about him.
Priest Alexander Ivanovich Razumovsky. He was born in 1885 in the
village of Dergunovka, Samara province, and served in a church in Samara.
On November 20, 1931 he was arrested for being “a participant in the Samara
branch of the counter-revolutionary monarchist church organization, the True
Orthodox Church”, and was sentenced to five years in the camps and sent to
a camp. Nothing more is known about him.
Priest Nicholas Konstantinovich Smirnov. He was born in 1880 in the
village of Kormaly-Ivanovka, Orenburg province, and served in a church in
Samara. On November 10, 1931 he was arrested for being “a participant in the
Samara branch of the counter-revolutionary monarchist church organization,
the True Orthodox Church”, and on April 13, 1932 was sentenced to three
years in the camps and sent to a camp. In 1935 he was released and returned
to Samara. On November 30, 1937 he was arrested, and on December 21 was
sentenced to death. On January 14, 1938 he was shot.
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