[Tax-chick]

I hesitate to throw numbers around, but I have the impression that I’ve read that the half-million would be covered simply by priests and their families plus men and women religious. That leaves out all the lay people who were martyred (let alone “suffered” in any way) for their devotion to the Orthodox faith.

[cloudmountain]

I hesitate to throw numbers around, but I have the impression that I’ve read that the half-million would be covered simply by priests and their families plus men and women religious. That leaves out all the lay people who were martyred (let alone “suffered” in any way) for their devotion to the Orthodox faith.

It sure does.
I don't trust Pravda. Never did. Why would anyone trust a newpaper called "Truth"? I guess 11 million people need SOMETHING to read in the morning. They can always use it later as...never mind. You know what I mean.