Religion, State and Politics in the Soviet Union and Successor States

ISBN-13: 9780521467841 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 252 str.

John Anderson

Opis

Making use of newly-available archival material, this book provides the first systematic and accessible overview of church-state relations in the Soviet Union. John Anderson explores the shaping of Soviet religious policy from the death of Stalin until the collapse of communism, and considers the problems in this area facing the newly-independent states of the former Soviet Union. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of Soviet and post-Soviet studies, religious history, and the politics of church-state relations.

Recenzje

"[Anderson] has...presented a detailed and well-considered analysis of Soviet Religious policy from Khrushchev to Gorbachev." Serhii Plokhy, Journal of Ukrainian Studies

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 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; Bibliography; Index.