Additions to the Tashkent period of the biography of the holy confessor Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) (1917–1930)

<jats:p>The article is devoted to the Tashkent period of the life of St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky), very significant for his preaching, apologetic activities and episcopal service. His stay in Tashkent occurred during the period of revolutions, civil war and the most severe repression of the Soviet government against the Church (1917–1930s). Arrests, exiles, and gross interference of the authorities in internal church affairs provoked schisms, a complete breakdown of church governance, conflicts between clergy and “inter-party” strife among parishioners.Saint Luke also suffered persecution - four of his criminal cases were fabricated in Tashkent. In addition, at the Tashkent department he experienced very serious spiritual trials. In 1923 - deep disappointment in his first mentor-bishop, a secret episcopal consecration, which caused from different sides both doubts about its canonicity and a barrage of slander. In 1926–1929 – serious conflicts with his associates and church authorities, which led to a chain of unaccepted appointments in 1926–1927, a long stay on staff and a deep mental crisis in 1933.To date, historians who have covered in detail many periods of the life of Saint Luke have not fully explored or completely ignored some aspects of the Tashkent events, which is why in the lives of Saint Luke, compiled on the basis of scientific works, contains incorrect statements that distort the image of the saint. This article proposes new and little-known facts that fill some gaps in the first two parts of the Tashkent period of the biography of Saint Luke: from 1917 to 1923 (from arrival to the first exile) and from 1926 to May 1930 (from return to Tashkent until a new arrest).</jats:p>