Attacks on religious beliefs and practices

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Created on: 07-05-17 20:13

What 2 decrees did Lenin pass that defined the relationship between the church and government?

1917 Decree on Land = peasants could seize land from church 1918 Decree Concerning Seperation of Church & State = took away privilages of Orthodox church.

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Give examples of Cheka terror against the church

November 1917: Archpriest Kochurov murdered outside petrograd Jan 1918: Orthodox Priests in Moscow massacred following a church decree excommunicating the Bolsheviks.

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What was the Living Church?

Lenin established it 1921 Meant to oppose orthodox Hoped it would support regime but it didn't, ppl still believed in Christianity.

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What was Lenin's view on Islam?

Initially backed attacks on it But, became nice: funded schools, encouraged muslims to join party. Nice bc no link to Tsarism.

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What was religion like under Stalin?

Churches closed turned into grain stores bc of collectivisation. Destroyed Islamic groups e.g. Sufi groups destroyed by 1936. During war = compromise. Stalin asked churches to support war effort. As a result he lifted Church restrictions, 414 re

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What was religion like under Khrushchev?

Abandoned Stalin's compromise. Closed churches that were re opened. Orthodox churches were put under surveillance. Didn't let believers visit holy sites.

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How did Khrushchev use the space programme to target religion?

Hoped science would prove there's no God. Supported anti American Islamic groups in Middle East. Called Islam 'progressive', 'anti-colonial'.

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What was religion like under Brezhnev?

Hoped science would prove there's no God. Supported anti American Islamic groups in Middle East. Called Islam 'progressive', 'anti-colonial'.

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