Religion in the Soviet Union: An Archival Reader

Corley, F.

The Soviet government's attitude to religion in theory and practice is shown in this wide-ranging collection of annotated texts from the newly-opened archives. Included are documents from the KGB, the Central Committee, the Council for Religious Affairs and numerous other official bodies. For the first time in English we see the bureaucrats' own view of how religious believers should be controlled, following the story from the persecutions of the early Soviet years to the openness instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1996-08-28

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349999750

DOI: 10.1057/9780230390041

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 402