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Russia & C.I.S.

A History of The Downfall of Communism and the
Beginning of Freedom for the Gospel in the former USSR



These articles are arranged in chronological order by year.
Dates designate original appearance of article in The Forerunner.

Be sure to check out Predvestnik - the Russian language Forerunner!

Report from Russia's Churches January 1988
Mikhail Gorbachev - TIME Magazine's Man of the Year January 1988
Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World January 1988
Delegation to Soviet Government: "Release Christian dissident prisoners" April 1988
President Reagan's Speech May 1988
Soviet Christians May 1988
Billy Graham in the USSR June 1988
New Testament in Soviet Magazine November 1988
Doors Open to Bibles and Christian Literature in Soviet Union December 1988
Soviet Television News Crew Visits Evangelical Church December 1988
Toymaker in USSR December 1988
Russian Quotes from Two Centuries December 1988
Foreign Radio Without Interference Allowed in USSR January 1989
Communist Youth Drop in Membership January 1989
Landmark Year for Bible Deliveries to USSR January 1989
USSR to make Christian Coin January 1989
"Seven Years of Prayer" the Key to Opening up the Soviet Union April 1989
Free Elections in Soviet Union April 1989
Russian Radio April 1989
Christian Students To Study in U.S.S.R. May 1989
Christian Book Popular in USSR May 1989
Wall Street Journal Says Gorbachev May Be A Christian June 1989
Fast-Paced Changes in USSR June 1989
Soviet Book on Child-Rearing June 1989
The Coming Transformation of the USSR September 1989
Soviet Atheism is Facing a Crisis October 1989
Ukraine Launches Autonomy Movement October 1989
Latin American Evangelist Luis Palau Preaches in Soviet Union November 1989
Soviets Receive Thousands of Christian Books at Moscow International Book Fair November 1989
The Downfall of Communism March 1990
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Warning to the West March 1990
Is the Soviet Union Gog and Magog? March 1990
Soviet Union Proposes Drastic Measures Toward Perestroika August 1990
Chuck Colson's Prison Fellowship in USSR September 1990
Sweeping Changes Are in Store for the USSR October 1990
Prison Fellowship Invited to the Soviet Union November 1990
Historic Soviet Congress December 1990
Christian Youth International Begins December 1990
Youth Explosion Soviet Union: A Report on the beginnings of Christian Youth International March 1991
Mikhail Gorbachev: The True Meaning of the Soviet Flag April 1991
Mikhail Gorbachev - A Modern Cyrus? April 1991
Christian Youth International July 1991 Conference August 1991
America Tries to Make Sense of Soviet Politics August 1991
An Analysis of the Soviet Awakening August 1991
A Look at Mikhail Gorbachev: Can Perestroika Produce Democratic Freedom? August 1991
Predvestnik: The Voice of a New Generation August 1991
A Providential History of Russia August 1991
Mikhail Gorbachev quote September 1991
The One-Way Mirror September 1991
Reforms Suggested for Soviet Schools September 1991
White House Predicts Revival of Christianity in Russia September 1991
Nikita Khrushchev quote October 1991
Russian Forerunner almost shut down by coup attempt October 1991
Big changes in store for Ukraine October 1991
The Moscow Revolution: "I was there." December 1991
More on Russian Forerunner December 1991
Alexander Solzhenitsyn's Triumphant Return December 1991
Moscow CYI conference and Kiev outreach held in March 1992 April 1992
Yeltsin - A Christian? April 1992
Letters to Predvestnik April 1992
A Special Report From Ukraine April 1992
Christian Youth International May 1992
Communism on trial in Moscow August 1992
Report from Ukraine: Predvestnik's 4th press run October 1992
Trends: Rubles to Dollars - What is your money worth in the former USSR? December 1992
Reaching the Former Soviet Union with the Printed Word December 1992
What is Christian Youth International? December 1992
Subscriptions to Russian Forerunner 1992
NJ church to support Russian Forerunner 1992
Russian language Forerunner available in U.S. 1992
End of ministry in former USSR? September 1993
Events of September 1993 in the Russian Federation October 1993
Failure of Russian Legislators: A Special Report February 1994
Cult group disbands after leader predicts end of world in Kiev February 1994


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The Real Jesus:
A Defense of the Historicity and Divinity of Christ

Who is the Real Jesus?

Ever since the dawn of modern rationalism, skeptics have sought to use textual criticism, archaeology and historical reconstructions to uncover the "historical Jesus" -- a wise teacher who said many wonderful things, but fulfilled no prophecies, performed no miracles and certainly did not rise from the dead in triumph over sin.

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