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I'd first read this book as a teen. I read it again in 2007 as preparation for a trip to the Ukraine and lately I had the urge to read it again. Reading this book--it's hard to imagine that the author was only in his early twenties--he lived such a brutal life that one would've thought he was older. The book is an autobiography of Sergei Kourdakov's life--from being orphaned as a young child and raised in Soviet institutions to living on the streets to eventually becoming a rising star in the Russian Communist Party. The reason the book is named as it is is because Sergei was hand-picked to lead a secret unit whose sole objective was to rid Communist Russia of her greatest threat--the underground church. He eventually becomes disillusioned with Communism and finds deliverance in the very Church he tried to destroy. Eventually he defected to Canada. I highly recommend this book. Not because it's particularly good writing--although it is a good read--but more because of the story it tells. Many people have little knowledge of what Communist Russia was really like and, as a wise man has said, those who forget history are bound to repeat it. This is a young man who lived it, believed fiercely in it, and ultimately was thoroughly disillusioned by it.Read full review
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A very interesting and inspiring book of the power of a Christian witness.
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Very good book. It is thought provoking and holds your attention.
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This is a book everyone should read.
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It is not very often that the world outside of the Soviet Union gets to see a personal glimpse of what is was like to live inside. this is a excellently written story about a man who overcame trememdous difficulties and not only survived, but came to have a prosperity that was surprising. I've read it twice now!
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