Presbyter
Vasily Alexandrovich Sokolov was born on May 5, 1880, in the village of Chyorny Ruchy, Vyshnevolotsky district of Tver province. After being ordained as a priest, he served in the churches of the Tver diocese. In 1930, he was arrested on charges of 'anti-Soviet agitation' and sentenced to 3 years in a corrective labor camp. In 1935, he was arrested again for tax evasion and sentenced to 2 years in a labor camp. After returning from imprisonment, he served in the Transfiguration Church in the village of Spas-Ulstim. On November 20, 1937, he was arrested on charges of 'hostile attitude towards Soviet power.' Priest Vasily Sokolov did not admit his guilt. He was shot on November 29, 1937, and buried in a common grave. He was glorified by the Archierarchical Jubilee Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in the year 2000.
