Holy Orthodox Salvation Front

The Holy Orthodox Salvation Front (Russian: Святой Православный Фронт Спасения) abbreviated and commonly referred to as the HOSF was a militarist Orthodox extremist movement established in reaction towards the anti-religious campaigns enacted by the Soviet government in purging Orthodox believers along with dismantling Orthodox property through liquidation. The HOSF gained majority support from the Soviet Russian populous during their struggle to redeem Orthodoxy to be practiced within Russia once more as many Russians were against the prohibition of religious practice, especially those of Orthodox faith which consisted of the majority of the Slavic population, and thus the HOSF was philanthropic towards supporting the general well-being of Slavic Orthodox believers throughout the USSR and offered protection towards rural settlements where the HOSF obtained the majority of it's growth and support from, it was also considered to be a predominating faction against Soviet tyranny. The Holy Orthodox Salvation Front primarily operated within the Russian SFSR with exceptions also being externally outside of the RSFSR such as Ukraine, Belarus and the remainder of the Soviet Union's Republics. The HOSF focused heavily on the doctrine of asymmetric and irregular warfare against the Soviet authorities throughout it's existence but on numerous occasions has fought open pitched battles against the Soviet Red Army. Throughout it's history the HOSF fought a protracted war against the Soviet Union until it's dissolution in 1991 in which the HOSF was formally discontinued with it's operations as subsequently the freedom of religion was allocated by the Russian government.