St. Paisios on the Fall of the USSR and Turkey's Future
The post gathers several prophecies attributed to St. Paisios of Mount Athos, beginning with an episode from the Brezhnev era when the USSR seemed invincible. A visitor, Mr. D. K., told the elder that no one could break apart that enormous might; St. Paisios replied, "You'll see!" and foretold that the Soviet Union would dissolve within the visitor's lifetime.
The elder also spoke of Turkey's future: a war lasting two periods would end with Orthodox victory, though the Greeks might lose one or two islands while gaining Constantinople. The Turks would leave but later return to Hexamillia, where one third would perish, one third would come to believe in Christ, and one third would flee to Kokkini Milia.
In another encounter, St. Paisios addressed a distorted interpretation of St. Cosmas of Aitolias's prophecy about "six miles." He explained that the six miles refer to the continental shelf, a maritime boundary over which Greece and Turkey have contended, and that the Turks would advance only to that limit before meeting great calamities from the north.
He added that the Russians would eventually occupy Turkey, causing it to disappear from the map, with the same threefold division of the Turkish people. The post notes that many crypto-Christians exist among Turks today, with pilgrims reporting requests for icons, prayer books, and opportunities for confession and Communion. Concerning the phrase "two summers and two Paschalias together," the elder clarified that it pointed to the liberation of Northern Epirus, not a Turkish invasion of Greece, and he warned that explaining prophecies with human reasoning causes great harm and spreads false thinking. The post concludes with unrelated promotional material for an icon vendor.
Main points
- St. Paisios predicted the dissolution of the USSR during the Brezhnev era despite its apparent strength.
- He foresaw a war in which Turkey would break apart, with one third of Turks perishing, one third converting, and one third fleeing.
- He interpreted St. Cosmas's "six miles" as a maritime boundary dispute, not a land invasion of Greece.
- He said the Russians would occupy Turkey and the country would vanish from the map.
- He explained "two summers and two Paschalias together" as referring to the opening of borders for Northern Epirus, and cautioned against private interpretations of prophecy.