Activities of Council for Religious Affairs to Organize Hajj in 1960s
Journal: Nauchnyi Dialog
Year: 2023

The novelty of the study lies in the reliance on archival documents that are not known to researchers. At the same time, the experience of organizing trips to the Hajj based on the interaction between the power structures of the Soviet state and the Spiritual Directorates of Muslims (SUM) is becoming more and more in demand against the backdrop of the growth of Muslims of our Fatherland to meet the need for such a pilgrimage. An important event took place in the life of Soviet believers on Decem