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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Auteur principal: Luehrmann, Sonja (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford Oxford University Press 2015
Dans:Année: 2015
Collection/Revue:The Oxford series on history and archives
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Sowjetunion / Archives / Religiosité / Athéisme / Historiographie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Atheism Soviet Union
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé: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