Title: Religion, state, and politics in the Soviet Union and successor states /
Authors: Anderson, John, 1955 September 19-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Religion and state Soviet Union.; Religion and state Former Soviet republics.; Soviet Union Religion.; Former Soviet republics Religion.; Soviet Union Politics and government; Former Soviet republics Politics and government.
Abstract: Making use of newly available archive material, this text provides the first systematic and accessible overview of church state relations in the Soviet Union.
Contents: 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.