Religion, state, and politics in the Soviet Union and successor states

Making use of newly available archive material, this book provides the first systematic and accessible overview of church state relations in the Soviet Union. John Anderson explores the shaping of Soviet religious policy from the death of Stalin until the collapse of communism, and considers the pla...

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Subtitles:Religion, State & Politics in the Soviet Union & Successor States, 1953–1993
Main Author: Anderson, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1994.
In:Year: 1994
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Soviet Union / State / Religion
B Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten / State / Religion
Further subjects:B Religion and state Former Soviet republics
B Religion and state Soviet Union
B Religion and state ; Soviet Union
B Former Soviet republics ; Religion
B Soviet Union Religion
B Former Soviet republics Politics and government
B Religion and state (Soviet Union)
B Soviet Union ; Religion
B Soviet Union Politics and government, 1945-1991
B Religion and state ; Former Soviet republics
B Religion and state (Former Soviet republics)
B Soviet Union ; Politics and government ; 1945-1991
B Soviet Union Politics and government 1945-1991
B Former Soviet republics ; Politics and government
B Former Soviet republics Religion
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780521462310
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Summary:Making use of newly available archive material, this book provides the first systematic and accessible overview of church state relations in the Soviet Union. John Anderson explores the shaping of Soviet religious policy from the death of Stalin until the collapse of communism, and considers the place of religion in the post-Soviet future. The book discusses the motivations of Khrushchev's renewed assault on religion, the Brezhnev leadership's response to the election of a Polish Pope and the perceived revitalisation of Islam, the factors underlying Gorbachev's liberalisation of religious policy, and the problems in this area facing the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. This study will be of interest to students and scholars of Soviet and post-Soviet studies, religious history, and the politics of church state relations.
1. Introduction -- 2. Khrushchev: Towards a new assault -- 3. Khrushchev: Theory into practice -- 4. Brezhnev: Facing up to new challenges -- 5. Brezhnev and after: Combatting religion -- 6. Gorbachev and the liberalisation of religious policy -- 7. Religion, state and politics into the 1990s -- 8. Conclusion
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ISBN:0511598831
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511598838