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Against the Current. Archpriest Sergey Shukin. This is a unique and personal account of a Russian Orthodox priest, who, in his youth witnessed the collapse of the Russian Empire and the Revolution of 1917. It is a true story of those who were forced underground, struggling together to maintain their Christian faith without compromise under the Soviet regime and later as displaced persons in Europe, America and elsewhere. It serves as a timely warning, an inspiring memoir and an example of spiritual steadfastness for all believers, especially those who find themselves living in oppressive circumstances during times of wars and tribulations.
Paperback, English language edition. 238 pages. Brand new. (Note: if you are in the US and order the book separately, then it will ship for free.
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Some biographical information: Archpriest Sergey Sergeyevich Shukin was born in the city of Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia in 1891. He studied at a specialized Moscow technical educational institution, and, in 1918, received a degree in chemical engineering. At the same time, he actively participated in the Moscow and Rostov branches of the Russian Student Christian Movement. In 1934 he was arrested by the NKVD for religious activities and sentenced to five years in prison in the Ukhta-Pechersk camps in Komi.
On March 25, 1946, Sergey Sergeyevich was ordained a priest by Bishop Nathanael Lvov, who, at the time was Ruling Bishop of the Western European Diocese, in the barrack church of St. Procopius of Ustyug in Hamburg (Germany ). Fr. Sergey resided and served in the Fischbek camp for displaced persons near Hamburg (Germany) under the jurisdiction of the ROCOR. In 1949 he served in the city of Bradford (Yorkshire), England.
In 1952, Fr. Sergey moved to Toronto, where he was elevated to the rank of archpriest, and served as second priest at Holy Trinity Church. Fr. Sergey also built the Chapel of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in the cottage community known as "Berezki" by Lake Simcoe, Canada. He actively worked with youth, founded a highly successful parochial Russian school in Toronto, which is still active today, as well as a tight-knit youth group, known as the "Vladimirsky Kruzhok," for older youth. In 1966 he was appointed rector of the Holy Trinity Church (ROCOR) in Windsor, Canada. Fr. Sergei reposed in 1977 and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY. He is still fondly remembered by the two generations who followed him, and who knew him while growing up.
