The Russians' secret: What Christians today would survive persecution?

by Peter Hoover

A book about Russia's underground believers. Only if you are not typical -- if your choose to be a "weed that floats upstream" -- you may want to know the secret by which Russian Christianity survived through a thousand years of suffering.

247 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 2014

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a little torn on rating this a 3 or a 4. It did what it set out to do, I was mildly entertained, but I wasn't captivated.
I liked this book in that it gave an overview of Russian history, although from a very singular perspective. Non-orthodox Christians.
The majority of the first part switched between giving horrific descriptions of torture and murder in the early days (think 1200s). Then talking about their religious philosophy at the time.
There are several famous figures talked about including Lev Tolstoy (I rather enjoyed that part.)
There are quick mentions of others who are not famous, but apparently were written about somewhere.
This book was written for Christians to promote their faith. It wasn't written to convince anyone to become Christian.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading about Christian teachings and might be interested in some Russian history.