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With God in Russia
Book • 1997
This memoir details Walter Ciszek's experiences as a Catholic Jesuit priest who conducted clandestine missionary work in the Soviet Union.
Arrested in 1941 and sentenced to hard labor, Ciszek endured brutal conditions in Moscow prisons and Siberian labor camps.
Despite the hardships, he continued to practice his faith, offering secret masses and confessions to fellow prisoners.
The book chronicles his daily life, labor, and unwavering faith, culminating in his release in 1963 through a prisoner exchange.
Arrested in 1941 and sentenced to hard labor, Ciszek endured brutal conditions in Moscow prisons and Siberian labor camps.
Despite the hardships, he continued to practice his faith, offering secret masses and confessions to fellow prisoners.
The book chronicles his daily life, labor, and unwavering faith, culminating in his release in 1963 through a prisoner exchange.
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, mentioning that reading Chizik's books will change a person.

Elizabeth Spalding

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Hollywood’s ‘Willful Ignorance’ Towards Communist Crimes Was Decades in the Making | Elizabeth Spalding
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as an example of a priest who remained faithful in horrific circumstances.


Bishop Robert Barron

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162. Christianity and the Modern World | Bishop Barron
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as a book she intends to read for a group and as an account of a Jesuit who suffered under Soviet persecution.

Tanya Charlton

Christian Nonfiction Books for Classical Readers
Mentioned by Father Mark-Mary, sharing wisdom from a Jesuit priest during his time in Soviet labor camps.
FOCUS! An Introduction to the Particular Exam
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as a fascinating memoir recounting long imprisonment in Soviet Russia that she's been reading.

Tanya Charlton

Why Read Ancient Greek Literature? Essential Books to Start With
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as a book she finished about Walter Ciszek's experiences in Russia, and discussed with relation to a later companion volume.

Tanya Charlton

The Worst Books We’ve Ever Read
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as his first book, recounting his experiences in the Soviet Union.

Father Walter Ciszek

He Leadeth Me | Prologue and Chapter 1 | Albertyn



