Storming the heavens
Subtitle: the Soviet League of the Militant Godless
By: Daniel Peris.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Soi͡u︡z voinstvui͡u︡shchikh bezbozhnikov SSSR -- History -- Congresses; Russkai͡a︡ pravoslavnai͡a︡ t͡s︡erkovʹ -- History -- Congresses; Atheism -- Russia -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses; Philosophy, Marxist -- Study and teaching -- Russia -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses; Communist education -- Russia -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses; Russia -- Religion -- Congresses
Description: A member of the first generation of scholars allowed access to formerly closed Soviet archives, Daniel Peris offers a new perspective on the Bolshevik regime's antireligious policy from 1917 until 1941. He focuses on the activities of the League of the Militant Godless, the organization founded by the regime in 1925 to spearhead its efforts to promote atheism, and he presents the League's propaganda, activities, and personnel at both the central and the provincial levels.

His book provides a framework for understanding secularization in revolutionary contexts as well as contributing to the ongoing reassessments of the Bolshevik era.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-234) and index.
Chapters 3, 4, 7, and 8 were presented as papers at several conferences in 1994 and 1995.