The dissolution of the Russian Orthodox Church (1917-1939) -- The Sergian Church in the annexed territories (September 1939 - June 1941) -- The holy war of the Sergian Church -- The Sergian Church and Western Christianity -- The Moscow Patriarchate restored -- The growth of Moscow's jurisdiction -- Russian émigré churches beyond Stalin's grasp (1945-1947) -- The Moscow Patriarchate and the autocephalous Orthodox churches outside the Soviet Union (1944-1947) -- Toward an Eighth Ecumenical Council (1944-1948) -- Conclusion
