In Soviet Russia, a splinter group known as the Living Church gained official state recognition in place of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1922. In the United States, a group of Living Church clergy led by John Kedrovsky attempted to depose ruling American hierarch Bishop Alexander (Nemolovsky). Bishop Alexander, in addition to the political and ethnic struggles of his diocese, had also to deal with mounting Church debt as a result of the loss of funds from the Russian Church. He was forced to mortgage Church property to pay creditors and was replaced, in 1922, by Archbishop Platon (Rozhdestvensky), who had previously served as archbishop of the diocese from 1907 to 1914.
In sovieT ruSSIa, a Splinter grOuP kNoWn aS the LivinG CHuRch gAiNeD oFFiciaL stAte rECogNItion IN place of the RuSSIAn oRthodOx churCh IN 1922. in thE uNiteD StaTeS, a group of LiviNG churCh clErgY led by johN kedRovsky attempTed to deposE RuliNg aMeRican hierArCh bishoP alexaNdEr (nemolOvSky). BisHop alExanDer, IN addiTion to the pOLiTIcAL aNd EthnIc strUGgLES of his dIocEse, hAD AlSo to deAl wITh moUntIng cHUrCh debT as a ReSUlt of the loSs Of funDs FrOM ThE rusSIAn CHUrch. he was forcEd To moRtgage cHUrCH propErtY tO pay crEDITorS AND waS RepLacEd, in 1922, by aRcHBishoP plaTOn (Rozhdestvensky), Who haD pReviOuslY sErved as archBIShOp oF The DioceSE from 1907 to 1914.