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Leonid Klavdiyevich Popov. He was born in March, 1903 in Repinsky
settlement, Kashirinsky region, Orenburg district in the family of a landowner.
He went to Orenburg theological school, and went to live in the village of
Pogromnoye, Kashirinsky region, working as an accountant. He had a wife
and five children. On November 10, 1930 he was arrested in Pogromnoye and
cast into Orenburg Domzak. On March 26, 1931 he was convicted by the
OGPU of “being a member of a church-monarchist counter-revolutionary
organization, ‘The Trues [True Orthodox Christians?]’. He conducted anticollective
farm agitation.” In accordance with articles 58-10, 58-11 and 59-7, he
was given three years in the camps. Nothing more is known about him.
Paul Yakovlevich Kurakin. He was born in December, 1872 in the village
of Novo-Troitskoye, Kashirinsky region into a peasant family. He was
disenfranchised in 1928 and dekulakized in 1930. He had a wife, Anastasia,
and a son. On January 12, 1931 he was arrested in Boldyrevka, Kashirinsky
region, where he lived, and on March 26 was convicted by the OGPU of
“being a member of a church-monarchist counter-revolutionary organization,
‘The Trues [True Orthodox Christians?]’. He conducted anti-collective farm
agitation.” In accordance with articles 58-10, 58-11 and 59-7, he was given ten
years in the camps. Nothing more is known about him.
Eusebius Semyonovich Mamontov. He was born in November, 1885 in the
village of Voronino, Sharlyksky district, Middle Volga region into a peasant
family. During the First World War he served as a private in a technical
battalion. In 1920 he became president of the village soviet. He was married to
Anastasia, and had two sons and three daughters. In 1929 he was convicted in
accordance with article 107 for “concealing bread” and in February, 1930 was
cast into Orenburg prison, where he remained for about two months. His wife
Anastasia was sentenced to eighteen months in prison. On November 10, 1930
he was arrested again, and cast into the Orenburg Domzak. On March 26 he
was convicted of “being a member of the counter-revolutionary organization,
‘The Trues [True Orthodox Christians?]’. In accordance with articles 58-10, 58-
11 and 59-7, he was sentenced to ten years in the camps. Nothing more is
known about him.
Nicetas Anempodistovich Yeshaulov. He was a Cossack born in August,
1895 in the village of Prechistenka, Orenburg region. He went to a village
school. From August, 1918 to July, 1919 he was a private in the 20 th Orenburg
regiment of Dutov’s army. From June, 1919 he crossed over to the Red Army,
serving in the 438 th regiment until March, 1920. For about a month from 1927
to 1928 he was president of the church council in his native village. He was
married to Eudocia, and had three sons and a daughter. In 1928 he was
arrested and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment conditionally in
accordance with article 128, but was acquitted. On January 20, 1931 he was
arrested again and cast into Orenburg Domzak. On March 26 he was convicted
of “being a member of the counter-revolutionary organization, ‘The Trues’”
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