Here’s a reported story worth re-telling. The year was 1930.<\/p>\n
Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin was one of the most powerful leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution.<\/p>\n
He stood before a large crowd in Kiev with a commanding air of absolute confidence. He had just finished addressing the huge assembly on the subject of Atheism.<\/p>\n
A Russian intellectual, Bukharin was the editor of the Soviet newspaper Pravda (meaning ‘Truth’) and was a member of the Politburo. His celebrated works on economics and political science were huge sellers.<\/p>\n
But as this political power-house spoke, he attacked and scoffed at Christianity at every turn.<\/p>\n
Upon completing his hour-long speech, he proudly felt that he had successfully decimated Christianity.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre there any questions?\u201d Bukharin demanded.<\/p>\n
A deafening silence filled the auditorium. Then one solitary man stood. All eyes were on him.<\/p>\n
The crowd waited with bated breath, anticipating what he might say in the intimidating presence of Nikolai Bukharin.<\/p>\n
To their surprise, he gave his irrefutable rebuttal with a single cry:<\/p>\n
“KHRISTOS VOSKRES!”
\n(pronounced “HristOs voskrEse”)
\n\u201cCHRIST IS RISEN!\u201d<\/p>\n
As he shouted the well-known Russian Orthodox greeting, the crowd arose as one man; and the response was deafening:<\/p>\n
\u201cVOISTINU VOSKRES!\u201d
\n(pronounced “V0-eee-stinu VoskreSe)
\n\u201cHE IS RISEN INDEED!”<\/p>\n
End of argument.<\/p>\n
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