The Fate of the Children of the Repressed Clergy in the Documents of the Russian Emigration

This article offers several biographical sketches describing the fate of the children and grandchildren of a number of Kuban priests who became victims of anti-church repression in the first half of the XX century. The study of the life path of the descendants of the priest who died during the Civil War or large-scale persecution is part of the work on compiling the life of the priest himself, since the discovery of the living heirs of the deceased pastor and the photos and documents preserved in their home archive can be a significant addition to the materials available to the researcher. However, the study of the life and work of close relatives of the priests repressed and killed in the fire of strife draws utile historical research or a separate layer that allows you to see the connection of generations and eras, the images of the “Russian world”, which is illusively preserved in the history of South-Eastern and Western Europe. When writing the article, the materials from both domestic and foreign archives were used. Biographical documents from the family collections of a number of descendants of the repressed clergy became important and invaluable sources for writing the article as well. The study of the fates of the clergy who died in the XX century and the further life or their closest relatives requires further efforts.