Abstract:

This article looks at the situation in the West Ukraine after her release from the Nazi invaders. Elimination of the roman catholic church and its transition flock to the fold russian orthodox church was the process in which both been interested and Russian orthodox church and the Soviet power. Lviv Church Assembly was the logical conclusion of this transition.

Keywords: Lviv Church Assembly, Galicia, Greek Catholics, Russian Orthodox Church, Ukraine, Uniates, OUN, UPA, Gabriel Kostelnik, Lviv