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Beyond torture - The gulag of Pitesti in Orthodox Romania #281441 03/05/08 09:13 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 36 Montenegro K Krsto BANNED Member
Krsto BANNED Member K Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 36 Montenegro	Look at this video story on suffering in Orthodox Romania during the communism: http://www.orthodoxnews.com/index.c...1&CFID=99711849&CFTOKEN=91946735

Re: Beyond torture - The gulag of Pitesti in Orthodox Romania Krsto #281647 03/06/08 12:52 PM
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Byzantophile Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 476 Philadelphia, PA	Fascinating and sad. Do you know who made this video?

Re: Beyond torture - The gulag of Pitesti in Orthodox Romania Byzantophile #281658 03/06/08 02:00 PM
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Two Lungs Member T Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,964 Takoma Park, MD	The Priests interviewed serve at a monastery in Michigan. The third and fourth videos give some detail about the sources of the presentation.

Re: Beyond torture - The gulag of Pitesti in Orthodox Romania Two Lungs #281691 03/06/08 05:09 PM
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Xpycoctomos Member X Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 85 Midwest	That monastery is less than an hour from my house. Father Roman played an important role in my conversion. Thanks for that link!

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