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== Soviet Union and Museums of Atheism ==
== Soviet Union and Museums of Atheism ==
The [[Soviet Union]] closed down many churches and converted some of them into Museums of Atheism rather than build magnificent buildings dedicated to promoting atheistic ideology.<ref>[http://www.presentpasts.info/articles/10.5334/pp.13/ Militant Atheist Objects: Anti-Religion Museums in the Soviet Union] by Crispin Paine</ref>
The [[Soviet Union]] closed down many churches and converted some of them into Museums of Atheism rather than attempt to build magnificent buildings dedicated to promoting atheistic ideology.<ref>[http://www.presentpasts.info/articles/10.5334/pp.13/ Militant Atheist Objects: Anti-Religion Museums in the Soviet Union] by Crispin Paine</ref>
== Wikipedia on church architecture ==
== Wikipedia on church architecture ==