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(1988) Moscow Baptist Church in the Soviet Union was the place for Christian fellowship one Saturday afternoon recently. A certain quality of brightness was evident in the faces of Soviet Baptists like this woman and child, who attended the church to be led by youth in a special program celebrating their faith. Young people participated in singing, quoting poems, and dialogue. Baptists throughout the Soviet Union have celebrated the 1,000th anniversary year for Christianity there. Religion News Service file photo by Don Rutledge