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Memory of the Heart: Forty Years of Tragedy at the Moscow Theological Academytranslated

September 28, 2026 · 1 min read

Priest John Elkin, Priest Maxim Marchenko

On the night of September 27 to 28, 1986, a fire broke out at the Moscow Theological Academy, claiming the lives of five very young students.

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Paul Davis

I didn't know about this fire until now. Five young guys gone in one night at the academy – that's heartbreaking. Thanks for the article, it makes you stop and remember how suddenly things can change.

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