Home›Sources›Persecution Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia (Wikipedia)SourcesPersecution Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia (Wikipedia)WikipediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Persecution Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia (Wikipedia)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/persecution-of-jehovahs-witnesses-in-russia-wikipedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Persecution Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia (Wikipedia). 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Reliable for three dated hops: the 1951 mass deportation to Siberia under Stalin, Operation North; the transition to legal status following the Soviet Union's 1991 collapse, though with continued government interference the article names explicitly; and the Russian Supreme Court's ruling of 20 April 2017, which liquidated the group's Saint Petersburg headquarters and all 395 local religious organisations as "extremist", the first time a registered national centralised religious organisation received that designation.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (53 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedWikipedia contributorsPublisherWell-attestedWikipediaPublication YearWell-attested2026URLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Jehovah%27s_Witnesses_in_RussiaSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used for the 1951, 1991 and 2017 dates, each stated precisely in the article's own text.NotesWell-attestedUsed for the Soviet deportation, post-Soviet legalisation and 2017 Russian ban of Jehovah's Witnesses.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithJehovah's Witnesses, Denominations Well-attested This source names Jehovah's Witnesses directly: "article on the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, community-edited."Source Persecution Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Russia, Countries Well-attested This source names Russia directly: "persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, community-edited."Source Persecution Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Claims Backed By This Source (53 claims)This source backs 53 claims across the atlas. As facts: 33 well-attested. As cited relationships: 8 holds, 3 connected. Plus 9 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 19 claims: 12 well-attested, 3 connected, 4 general references.Spread Events, 19 claims: 10 well-attested, 6 holds, 3 general references.Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Practices, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested33ArticlesHow Jehovah's Witnesses Were Legalized After the Soviet CollapseHow Russia Banned Jehovah's Witnesses as ExtremistHow Stalin Deported Jehovah's Witnesses to SiberiaDenominationsJehovah's WitnessesPracticesDoor-to-door evangelismSourcesPersecution Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia (Wikipedia)Spread EventsJehovah's Witnesses Are Legalized After The Soviet CollapseRussia Bans Jehovah's Witnesses As ExtremistStalin Deports Jehovah's Witnesses To SiberiaHolds8SourcesPersecution Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Russia (Wikipedia)Spread EventsJehovah's Witnesses Are Legalized After The Soviet CollapseRussia Bans Jehovah's Witnesses As ExtremistStalin Deports Jehovah's Witnesses To SiberiaConnected3ArticlesHow Jehovah's Witnesses Were Legalized After the Soviet CollapseHow Russia Banned Jehovah's Witnesses as ExtremistHow Stalin Deported Jehovah's Witnesses to SiberiaGeneral References9ArticlesHow Jehovah's Witnesses Were Legalized After the Soviet CollapseHow Russia Banned Jehovah's Witnesses as ExtremistHow Stalin Deported Jehovah's Witnesses to SiberiaState Bans and Watchlists on Religious Groups: A Comparative SurveyDenominationsJehovah's WitnessesPracticesDoor-to-door evangelismSpread EventsJehovah's Witnesses Are Legalized After The Soviet CollapseRussia Bans Jehovah's Witnesses As ExtremistStalin Deports Jehovah's Witnesses To SiberiaComments (0)No comments yet. 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