The revolution in Russia attempted to extinguish the light of faith.
But under Gorbachev's perestroika, the pastoral freedoms the church enjoyed are slowly being restored.
Picture: The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Credit: Getty Images
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44 minutes
From the Russian Empire and the revolution to perestroika and Putin.
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project