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Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 66, No. 1, Jan 2015
This article examines British reactions to Stalin’s deportation of over one million peasants and ... more This article examines British reactions to Stalin’s deportation of over one million peasants and religious believers to the Soviet gulag. It follows events in Britain as the evidence mounted and public protests grew, first over the persecution of religious believers and then over the British government’s refusal to halt imports of timber cut by camp inmates. It highlights the role played by Prebendary Alfred Gough’s Christian Protest Movement and the worldwide protests against Soviet persecution which Gough’s campaign inspired. It reveals how Labour ministers and other leading British Socialists obstructed the protest campaign and publicly denied accounts of crimes against humanity which they either privately admitted or, because of their enthusiasm for Soviet Communism, dismissed as right-wing fabrications.
Keston Newsletter No 15, 2012
Keston Newsletter No 17, 2013
Russian Review No 62, May 2014
Лейбористы, Советский Союз, Христианское движение протеста против преследования за веру и лесопов... more Лейбористы, Советский Союз, Христианское движение протеста против преследования за веру и лесоповал в ГУЛАГе, 1929 -1931 гг.
ИноСМИ.ru (Ria Novosti), Apr 30, 2013
Церковь Святой Троицы, расположенная в лондонском районе Бромптон и известная почти во всем мире ... more Церковь Святой Троицы, расположенная в лондонском районе Бромптон и известная почти во всем мире как сокращение HTB (Holy Trinity Brompton), является местом рождения христианских «Альфа-курсов» (Alpha Course), однако 80 лет назад она стала также средоточием другого всемирного движения. Это была кампания под руководством викария Альфреда Гофа (Alfred Gough), направленная против преследования сотен тысяч религиозных верующих и крестьян в советских трудовых лагерях, или -в ГУЛАГах. Это был мощный протест против советского коммунизма, к которому присоединились миллионы людей, это был протест против позиции обструкционизма и отрицания со стороны британского лейбористского правительства того времени. Члены правительства, восторженно относившиеся к новому режиму в России, отказались присоединиться к международному осуждению советских преступлений против человечности, а также не согласились остановить импорт в Британию на сотни миллионов фунтов леса, поваленного узниками ГУЛАГа.
Book Reviews by Giles Udy
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 65, 3 , Jul 2014
Articles by Giles Udy
Church Times (Cover Article), Apr 5, 2013
When Stalin condemned thousands of peasant farmers and priests to forced-labour camps, the Britis... more When Stalin condemned thousands of peasant farmers and priests to forced-labour camps, the British Government kept quiet. But, as Giles Udy reports, the Church did not.
Book Chapters & Misc by Giles Udy
In classical mythology the god Saturn, fearing that he would be supplanted by his childen, devour... more In classical mythology the god Saturn, fearing that he would be supplanted by his childen, devoured them one by one as they were born. It is a horrifying story, graphically illustrated by the artist Goya. The fate of most of Stalin's family circle at his hands was equally terrible. This is the story of that family and the curse that came with being one of Stalin's circle.. onn the last page and may be useful for reference It concludes with a brief account of how, many years later, the author's own life and that of Stalin's daughter nearly intersected. (There is a family tree at the end which readers may find helpful to distinguish between the different family members mentioned in this article).
Books by Giles Udy
The Labour Party welcomed the Russian Revolution of October 1917. For the following two decades i... more The Labour Party welcomed the Russian Revolution of October 1917. For the following two decades it enthusiastically supported the Soviet 'great experiment', excusing all its excesses, and prepared to bring about its own Socialist revolution in Britain. In 1929 Stalin deported hundreds of thousands of men, women and children to labour camps in the Russian far north. There, in appalling conditions, thousands died. But when British protesters called on the Labour Government to halt the import of timber cut by those slave labourers, it refused. In private, the Cabinet acknowledged the truth but blocked appeals for an enquiry. In public, it dismissed the protests as a stunt fabricated by the Tories. Eye-witness accounts were rejected, diplomatic despatches ignored, and Soviet denials repeated as fact. One Labour minister even called it 'a remarkable economic experiment' and declared that the Soviets should be left to pursue it 'without outside interference.' Labour and the Gulag uncovers a dark chapter in British Labour history. It tells the story of the party's seduction by the allure of a Socialist utopia and the moral compromises that followed. On the centenary of the Revolution and as the hard Left's influence in the party grows again, it offers stark lessons for the future.
Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 66, No. 1, Jan 2015
This article examines British reactions to Stalin’s deportation of over one million peasants and ... more This article examines British reactions to Stalin’s deportation of over one million peasants and religious believers to the Soviet gulag. It follows events in Britain as the evidence mounted and public protests grew, first over the persecution of religious believers and then over the British government’s refusal to halt imports of timber cut by camp inmates. It highlights the role played by Prebendary Alfred Gough’s Christian Protest Movement and the worldwide protests against Soviet persecution which Gough’s campaign inspired. It reveals how Labour ministers and other leading British Socialists obstructed the protest campaign and publicly denied accounts of crimes against humanity which they either privately admitted or, because of their enthusiasm for Soviet Communism, dismissed as right-wing fabrications.
Keston Newsletter No 15, 2012
Keston Newsletter No 17, 2013
Russian Review No 62, May 2014
Лейбористы, Советский Союз, Христианское движение протеста против преследования за веру и лесопов... more Лейбористы, Советский Союз, Христианское движение протеста против преследования за веру и лесоповал в ГУЛАГе, 1929 -1931 гг.
ИноСМИ.ru (Ria Novosti), Apr 30, 2013
Церковь Святой Троицы, расположенная в лондонском районе Бромптон и известная почти во всем мире ... more Церковь Святой Троицы, расположенная в лондонском районе Бромптон и известная почти во всем мире как сокращение HTB (Holy Trinity Brompton), является местом рождения христианских «Альфа-курсов» (Alpha Course), однако 80 лет назад она стала также средоточием другого всемирного движения. Это была кампания под руководством викария Альфреда Гофа (Alfred Gough), направленная против преследования сотен тысяч религиозных верующих и крестьян в советских трудовых лагерях, или -в ГУЛАГах. Это был мощный протест против советского коммунизма, к которому присоединились миллионы людей, это был протест против позиции обструкционизма и отрицания со стороны британского лейбористского правительства того времени. Члены правительства, восторженно относившиеся к новому режиму в России, отказались присоединиться к международному осуждению советских преступлений против человечности, а также не согласились остановить импорт в Британию на сотни миллионов фунтов леса, поваленного узниками ГУЛАГа.
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 65, 3 , Jul 2014
Church Times (Cover Article), Apr 5, 2013
When Stalin condemned thousands of peasant farmers and priests to forced-labour camps, the Britis... more When Stalin condemned thousands of peasant farmers and priests to forced-labour camps, the British Government kept quiet. But, as Giles Udy reports, the Church did not.
In classical mythology the god Saturn, fearing that he would be supplanted by his childen, devour... more In classical mythology the god Saturn, fearing that he would be supplanted by his childen, devoured them one by one as they were born. It is a horrifying story, graphically illustrated by the artist Goya. The fate of most of Stalin's family circle at his hands was equally terrible. This is the story of that family and the curse that came with being one of Stalin's circle.. onn the last page and may be useful for reference It concludes with a brief account of how, many years later, the author's own life and that of Stalin's daughter nearly intersected. (There is a family tree at the end which readers may find helpful to distinguish between the different family members mentioned in this article).
The Labour Party welcomed the Russian Revolution of October 1917. For the following two decades i... more The Labour Party welcomed the Russian Revolution of October 1917. For the following two decades it enthusiastically supported the Soviet 'great experiment', excusing all its excesses, and prepared to bring about its own Socialist revolution in Britain. In 1929 Stalin deported hundreds of thousands of men, women and children to labour camps in the Russian far north. There, in appalling conditions, thousands died. But when British protesters called on the Labour Government to halt the import of timber cut by those slave labourers, it refused. In private, the Cabinet acknowledged the truth but blocked appeals for an enquiry. In public, it dismissed the protests as a stunt fabricated by the Tories. Eye-witness accounts were rejected, diplomatic despatches ignored, and Soviet denials repeated as fact. One Labour minister even called it 'a remarkable economic experiment' and declared that the Soviets should be left to pursue it 'without outside interference.' Labour and the Gulag uncovers a dark chapter in British Labour history. It tells the story of the party's seduction by the allure of a Socialist utopia and the moral compromises that followed. On the centenary of the Revolution and as the hard Left's influence in the party grows again, it offers stark lessons for the future.