Operation “Prophets” or Integration of Pentecostals into the Structures of the AUCECB by the NKGB-KGB

Authors

Александр Коротаев, Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical UniversityFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-4460-0118

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to expose the work of the Soviet special services, which was directly aimed at incorporating the Pentecostals of the USSR into the structure of the All-Union Council of Evangelical Christians and Baptists (AUCEC&B). It reveals the mechanisms, forms, and methods used by the Soviet special services (NKGB-KGB) to achieve this incorporation. It has been proven that this process was purely coercive in nature and was directly intended to eliminate Pentecostals as a denomination, using Evangelical Christians and Baptists (ECB) as a means to that end.

Recommended Citation

Коротаев, Александр (2025) "Operation “Prophets” or Integration of Pentecostals into the Structures of the AUCECB by the NKGB-KGB," Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 45 : Iss. 4 , Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/2693-2229.2624
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol45/iss4/3