Religion in secular archives: Soviet atheism and historical knowledge

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 region, Moscow, and...

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Main Author: Luehrmann, Sonja (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:The Oxford series on history and archives
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Soviet Union / Archive / Religiosity / Atheism / Historiography
Further subjects:B Atheism Soviet Union
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary: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 region, Moscow, and Texas, this book argues that much can be learned about Soviet religiosity by a focus not just on what documents say but also on what their originators did.
ISBN:0190255242
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199943623.001.0001