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> [“As for the history of Father John’s years of imprisonment, what always struck me most about his story was the way in which he described the time he spent in those truly awful camps, so full of cruelty and suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tikhon-shevkunov/as-for-the-history-of-father-john-s-years-of-imprisonment-what-always/)

Tikhon Shevkunov

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## More by Tikhon Shevkunov

> [“As for the history of Father John’s years of imprisonment, what always struck me most about his story was the way in which he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tikhon-shevkunov/as-for-the-history-of-father-john-s-years-of-imprisonment-what-always/)

Tikhon Shevkunov

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