Russian archives contain a wealth of information on religiosity during the Soviet era, but most of it is written from the hostile perspective of officials and scholars charged with promoting atheism. Based on archival research in locations as diverse as the multi-religious Volga…
"What can atheists tell us about religious life? Russian archives contain abundant information on religiosity during the Soviet era, but most of it is filtered through the hostile perspective of militantly atheist institutions. Especially during the postwar decades (1950s-1970s)…
Russian archives contain a wealth of information on religiosity during the Soviet era, but most of it is written from the hostile perspective of officials and scholars charged with promoting atheism. Based on archival research in locations as diverse as the multi-religious Volga…