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Repressed Catholic Priests and Monks during the First Years of the Occupation and Annexation of the Republic of Lithuania: June 1940–June 1941

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Repression affected approximately 111 Catholic priests and monks during the Soviet annexation, while coercive recruitment efforts yielded minimal collaboration.
Soviet agencies repeatedly summoned 115 priests for recruitment and surveillance, yet only 12 agreed to collaborate under coercive state pressure.
Analysis of archival documents highlights widespread clergy resistance, demonstrating that Catholic leadership avoided forced collaboration across dioceses.

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Archival analysis reveals targeted repression and failed recruitment among Catholic clergy, highlighting widespread institutional resistance to Soviet coercion.

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Artūras Grickevičius (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e57aefb6db64358751ab8f https://doi.org/10.61903/gr.2019.101

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Archival analysis reveals targeted repression and failed recruitment among Catholic clergy, highlighting widespread institutional resistance to Soviet coercion.

Repressed Catholic Priests and Monks during the First Years of the Occupation and Annexation of the Republic of Lithuania: June 1940–June 1941

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