Regarding the persecution of clergy, Michael Ellman has stated that "...the 1937–38 terror against the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church and of other religions (Binner & Junge 2004) might also qualify as genocide".
至于对神职人员的迫害，Michael Ellman称“……1937–38年打击了俄国正教会及其他宗教的神甫的恐怖（Binner & Junge 2004）或许同样也能当作是灭绝”。