Original sentence: In a cast reliquary weighing over 40 pounds of silver, instead of the imperishable relics of Alexander Svirsky, a wax doll was claimed according to the Soviet reports.. The testimony of the monks present, as well as a later soviet commission under the direction of Grigory Zinoviev, demonstrated that they found a human body instead of a wax figure.On October 22, 1918, the coffin with the relics of Alexander Svirsky was opened
Edited sentence: In a cast reliquary weighing over 40 pounds of silver, instead of the imperishable relics of Alexander Svirsky, the Soviet press claimed they found a wax doll.Nevertheless, the Soviet story alleging the Church's falsification of relics served as justification for an entire campaign against relics that followed.On October 22, 1918, the reliquary with the relics of Alexander Svirsky was opened.The testimony of the monks (who were subsequently shot), as well as a later soviet commission under the direction of Grigory Zinoviev, demonstrated that they found a human body instead of a wax figure