All-Russian Social-Christian Union for the Liberation of the People

VSKhSSON was created in Leningrad in 1964 . Its founders were Igor Vyacheslavovich Ogurtsov (an orientalist by education) and his associates - Evgeny Vagin, Mikhail Sado , Boris Averichkin ^{[1] [2]} .

Members of the All-Union Supreme Council of Agriculture prepared to lead the anti-communist movement in Russia and the violent revolution against the existing order, if any. In this regard, the activities of the All-Union Supreme Economic Union were strictly conspiratorial: its members were divided into triples, and everyone knew only the second member of the troika and its elder (which had a lot of similarities with the Socialist Revolutionary party) ^[1] .

In February 1967, the KGB liquidated the organization. By this time, 26 people were members of the All-Union Higher School of Agriculture and about 30 were considered candidates for membership in the organization. In December 1967 and March-April 1968 two processes took place.

According to the first trial, leaders were convicted (I. Ogurtsov - 15 years and 5 years of exile, M. Sado - 13 years, E. Vagin and B. Averichkin - 8 years each).

According to the second trial, 17 people were sentenced to different terms, including Leonid Borodin - to 6 years ^[3] .

The founders of the organization - I.V. Ogurtsov, M. Yu. Sado, E.A. Vagin, B.A. Averichkin - are not subject to rehabilitation, the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the validity of the verdict against the leaders of the All-Union Supreme Economic Council ^[4] .

The ideology of the All-Union Supreme Economic Union was social Christianity (“the third way is not communism and not capitalism ”). One of the most important elements of social life, they considered the church, which was interpreted as a "free community of believers" ^[1] . Three of their main slogans came from this: the Christianization of politics, the Christianization of the economy and the Christianization of culture ^[5] . According to their program, the Christian character of the state was embodied in the Supreme Council, which was to consist of one-third of the members of the highest Orthodox hierarchy, and two-thirds of the life-long elected " outstanding representatives of the nation ." The Supreme Council would not have administrative powers and the right of legislative initiative, but would have the right to veto any law or government action that does not comply with the principles of social Christianity. The head of the future state was to be elected by the Supreme Council and approved by the vote of the population, he would be accountable to the National Assembly ^[1] . In general, it was supposed to build a transitional option from the Soviet empire to the Russian ^[5] .

According to the Charter of the All-Union Supreme Economic Union , “ a supranational character is inherent in Christian culture, which in our era will play a decisive role in bringing nations closer to a single human family .” In relation to other religions, it was argued that “ all known religions should enjoy the right to unhindered preaching and free public worship (but not to share power with the Orthodox clergy in the Supreme Council) ” ^[1] .

Much attention in the ideology of the All-Union Agricultural Union of Agriculture was given to the development of personality:

“There is a spiritual struggle for the individual ... and, although the Christian religion is not connected with any temporary social structure, its ethical principles can and must be embodied in economic and political practice ... The Christian religion recognizes the highest and absolute value of every human person ... Social-Christian the state doctrine considers as an absolute evil such an organization of power in which it is the prize of rival political parties ” ^[2]

In the field of economics, the members of the All-Union Agricultural Labor Union planned to maintain the nationalization of the main branches of industry and land, which could be allocated for individual use by the state. Everything else was to be controlled by self-governing national corporations, and agriculture by individual farms ^[1] .

Unlike most other organizations that existed at that time, the members of the All-Union Supreme Economic Union did not plan to limit themselves to ideological work only. Although the organization was engaged in " collecting books, reprinting them and translating them for the purpose of mutual acquaintance, " the charter of the All-Union Union of Agricultural Forces was written that each member of this organization is " not only a propagandist and organizer, but also a soldier ."

"In the battle with the dragon." The film is about VSKhSSON E.V. Semenova and I.B. Ivanova.

• Veche (magazine)
• Dissidents
• Human rights movement in the USSR

• VSHSON https://vshson.wordpress.com/
• The web page of the All-Russian Social-Christian Union for the Liberation of the People (VSKhSSON)
• V.S.H.S.O.N. YMCA-Press 1975, 214 pp. Http://www.editeurs-reunis.fr/?p=2725&lang=fr
• VSKhSSON: All-Russian Social-Christian Union for the Liberation of the People. Program. Court. In prisons and camps. - Paris: YMCA-press, 1975 .-- 214 p.
• I. Ivanov. Russian underground. Ways and Fates of the Social-Christian Movement.— M.: “Tradition”, 2015. - 376 p.
• Alekseeva L. M. Russian national movement // History of dissent in the USSR: The latest period . - Vilnius; M .: Vest, 1992 .-- 352 p. - ISBN 5-89942-250-3 .
• Igor Ogurtsov: “We Have Saved Our Banner!” : Interview with Igor Borisovich Ivanov // Our News , 1999
• Leonid Borodin: “I consider myself a Russian specialist” : Interview with Vladimir Bondarenko // Tomorrow , No. 4 (68), 12.04 . 2002
• “In the Time of Troubles, you need to bet on the idea” (interview with Leonid Vinogradov and Leonid Borodin )
• The path of the Christian alternative. May 16, 2017 in Moscow honored VSKhSSON