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Indradyumna Swami's first visit to Soviet Union in
1989
H.H. Indradyumna Swami came to Moscow for
the first time in September, 1989. Because the KGB was still
posing as a threat for foreign ISKCON preachers during that
time, Gurudeva had to spend his entire visit there under the
guise of a tourist.
During the day Indradyumna Maharaja toured
Moscow. But every evening he was meeting with devotees at
a private apartment—giving lectures, leading kirtans and honoring
prasadam in their company. He shared his experiences in Krsna
consciousness through philosophy, stories, and personal realizations.
Because ISKCON was just coming out from ‘underground,’ devotees
felt extremely fortunate to have even a moment’s association
with such an exalted Vaisnava.
In one of his lectures, Gurudeva spoke about
his tourist adventures in Moscow 
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All of his early Moscow lectures and kirtans
are available from the Tape
Ministry (Mp3 disc No.4 from the Russian catalogue)
Indradyumna Maharaja also attended a harinam
in Gorky Park in Moscow. Even there he was forced to put on
a wig and play the role of a curious tourist photographer!
You may see these amusing pictures here
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We've managed to recover unique videos from
that harinam in Gorky Park - you can see them by clicking
the thumbnails below.
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