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'''Soviet atheism''' refers to the [[Soviet Union]]'s policy of eliminating [[religion]] in the [[communism|communist]] state. | '''Soviet atheism''' refers to the [[Soviet Union]]'s policy of eliminating [[religion]] in the [[communism|communist]] state. | ||
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The power hungry atheist Soviets leaders brutally suppressed practiced religion in communist society and engaged in forced [[atheist]] indoctrination in the USSR which the people often rejected. | The power hungry atheist Soviets leaders brutally suppressed practiced religion in communist society and engaged in forced [[atheist]] indoctrination in the USSR which the people often rejected. | ||
Revision as of 02:55, July 13, 2011
Soviet atheism refers to the Soviet Union's policy of eliminating religion in the communist state.
Tactics
The power hungry atheist Soviets leaders brutally suppressed practiced religion in communist society and engaged in forced atheist indoctrination in the USSR which the people often rejected.
Effects
By forcing atheism upon its people, the Soviet Union further promoted its brutal policies. It provided a way to implement "social darwinism" on the people of the USSR.
Soviet atheism still stands as a vivid example of how harmful an explicit rejection of religion and God can be to a society.
See also
Recommend reading
- Dimitry Pospielovsky, (December, 1987), A History of Marxist-Leninist Atheism and Soviet Antireligious Policies, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0312381328
- Dimitry Pospielovsky, (November, 1987), Soviet Antireligious Campaigns and Persecutions (History of Soviet Atheism in Theory and Practice and the Believers, Vol 2), Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0312009054
- Dimitry Pospielovsky, (August, 1988), Soviet Studies on the Church and the Believer's Response to Atheism: A History of Soviet Atheism in Theory and Practice and the Believers, Vol 3, Palgrave Macmillan, hardcover: ISBN 0312012918, paperback edition: ISBN 0312012926