Politburo And The Church, Kremlin Archives

N. Petrovsky, S.G. Petrov

Note by the Secretary of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee A.S. Yenukidze to I.V. Stalin outlining the petition of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee to pardon those sentenced to death in the case of the

Petrograd clergy and believers. August 2, 1922

No. 24-35

Top secret.

Secretary of the Central Committee of the RCP. t. Stalin

The Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, having heard the report on the Petrograd churchmen, orally decided: "to instruct Comrade Yenukidze to ask the Politburo from the Faction of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee to reconsider his directive on this matter."

In view of the fact that the question has been dragging on, I very much ask for your order to speed up the answer. -

The Presidium was attended by: comrades. Petrovsky, Kurskiy, Sapronov and I (Small President [ium])

2 / VIII. A. Yenukidze

- L. 48. Handwritten original, autograph. Below is a handwritten note stating that the document is an appendix to the Politburo resolution, protocol No. 17, item 16 of July 13, 1922 (No. 24-33).

Resolution of the Plenum of the Central Committee of the RCP (b) on the rejection of the petition of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee to pardon those sentenced to death in the case of the Petrograd clergy and believers. From the minutes of the meeting of the Plenum No. 3, p, 3 of August 2, 1922

No. 24-36

Top secret.

LISTENED:

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

5. About priests,

(Comrade

Sapronov).

5. a) Reject the petition of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee to revise the directive of the Central Committee on the question of priests.

b) To consider it necessary to interview Comrade Kalinin in the press about our policy on the church question. Instruct the text to draw up a commission from Comrades. Trotsky, Kalinin and Bubnov.

Secretary of the Central Committee

- L. 47. Typewritten extract on the letterhead of the Central Committee of the RCP (b), made on August 2, 1922. Above the text of the extract is the mailing address: "To comrade KALININ." A stamp and a handwritten note on the document's belonging to the office work of the Plenum meeting, minutes No. 3, paragraph 5 of August 2, 1922. Stamp of the Secret Archives of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) with an inventory number. Formula of secrecy in typescript.

Resolution of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b) on the introduction of Deputy People's Commissar of Justice P. A. Krasikov into the Commission for the leadership of church processes. From the minutes of the meeting of the Politburo No. 60, paragraph 22 of April 5, 1923

No. 24-37 ²⁹

STRICTLY SECRET

IT WAS RESOLVED AS LISTENED:

FOLLOWS:

Comrade's proposal Yaroslavsky on the Introduce to the introduction to the commission for the commission for the management of church processes management of church comrade. Krasikov, member of the anti- processes religious commission of the Central Cde. Yaroslavsky and

Committee. Krasikov.

Secretary of the Central Committee

- L. 52. Typewritten extract on the letterhead of the Central Committee of the RCP (b), with the printed date of drawing up the extract on March 30, 1923. Above the text of the extract, the mailing address is printed: “comrade t. YAROSLAVSKY, KRASIKOV ".

- APRF, f. 3, op. 60, d.25, l. 16. Typewritten copy of a later extract on the letterhead of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) - RCP (b) of the 1930s. Above the text of the extract there is a typewritten note : " By a survey of the PB members on March 30, 23 ".

- APRF, f. 3, op. 1, d. 329, l. 29. Draft minutes of the Politburo meeting. Handwritten original on the form of Politburo resolutions. At the bottom right is the mailing record: “Extract com. Yaroslavsky, Krasikov ". L. 2: “Present: 1. Molotov. 2. Tomsk. 3. Kamenev. 4. Zinoviev. 5. Rykov. 6. Kalinin. 7. Stalin. Members of the Central Control Commission: 1. Solts. Members of the Central Committee: Radek. Sapronov. Deputy Chairman of the SNK Tsyurupa ".

Notes and Comments:

²⁹ In the draft minutes of the Politburo meeting (APRF, f. 3, op. 1, d. 329, l. 30) there is a note by E. M. Yaroslavsky sent to “ Members of PB . to vote]. T. Stalin ", beginning with the following text:" 1) Due to the fact that none of the members of the anti-religious] commission of the Central Committee entered the commission for the management of church processes ( Corrected, in the document .) her to correct certain shortcomings in the organization of the case (there was not even a transcript of the testimony of the defendants). Therefore, the matter must be rectified by urgently introducing Comrade P.A. Krasikov into this commission.". At the bottom of the record of the voting results: “I vote for the underlined proposal of Comrade Yaroslavsky about Krasikov. I. Stalin "; “For M. Tomsky”; “I am for the introduction of Yaroslavsky himself into this commission. L. Kamenev "; further crossed out "V. Molotov "; “Introduce com. Yaroslavsky and Krasikov. G. Zinoviev. V. Molotov. A.I. Rykov. Trotsky. " At the top left, a handwritten note about the document's belonging to the office work of the Politburo meeting, minutes No. 60 with the date “30.III. 23 ", stamp of the Bureau of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the RCP (b) with the date" 6 / IV-23 " and the incoming number.

Resolution of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP (b) - "on changing the measure of restraint" to Patriarch Tikhon. From the minutes of the meeting of the Politburo No. 13, paragraph 6 of June 21, 1923

No. 24-38

Listened: Resolved:

1. Accept the proposal of the anti-religious commiss 9 ¹ *. Questions of the anti-religious measure of restraint for Belavin ^{^[1]} *. commission ^{^[2]}⁰ ,

2. Instruct Comrade Yaroslavsky to enter the Politba) Appeal.

with additional proposals ^{^[3]}^{^[4]} *.

(Comrades Yaroslavsky, Krylenko)

3. Do not set the process yet.

- L. 53. The original on the form of the Politburo resolutions, the column “They listened to” on a typewriter, the column “It was decided” by hand. Above, handwritten notes: 1) " Only for Comrade Stalin ": 2) " Do not enter into the protocol ." Therefore, in the draft minutes of the meeting of the Politburo No. 13, item 9 of June 21, 1923 (APRF, f. 3, op. 1, d. 344), there is no record of this resolution, it has been moved to the published item 24.

Notes and Comments:

¹ * Handwritten.