TO THE QUESTION OF V. I. LENIN’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE ORTHODOX CLERGY AFTER 1917

Aim. To analyze the main sources of the concept pursued by individual domestic researchers about the mass destruction of the clergy in the first years of Soviet power. Methodology. The article considers three most frequently cited sources, presents the results of checking their authenticity and analyzes the historical context of their occurrence, as well as the events that followed. The findings are subsequently compared with other sources, and a conclusion is drawn about the position of the clergy and its relationship with V.I. Lenin in the period from 1917 to the middle of the 1920s. © CC BY Ивашов Л. Г., Хмуркин Г. Г., 2020.