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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FACULTY OF DIVINITY

The Divinity School St. John's Street CAMBRIDGE CB2 ITW

6th February 1995

Mr Boris Yeltsin The Kremlin Moscow 

Dear President,

I understand that a debate will soon be held in the Russian 
Parliament about the status of the International Society for Krishna 
Consciousness (ISKCON) as a religious group. Though I am not a 
member of ISKCON, as University Lecturer in Indian Religion in this 
Faculty familiar with this Society and its teachings, I assure you 
that it is a bone fide religious organisation of the Hindu 
tradition, not likely to act as a corrupting agent in society.

As a religious organisation, it is entitled to the same freedom and 
respect as the ancient Christian Churches of your country. I hope 
that the Russian Parliament will acknowledge this entitlement in its 
deliberations.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Julius Lipner University Lecturer in Indian Religion 
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