Council for Religious Affairs
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The Council for Religious Affairs was a government council in the Soviet Union
that dealt with religious activity in the country
. It was founded in 1965 though the union of the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults
. It ceased to exist after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
that dealt with religious activity in the country
Religion in the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was the first state to have as an ideological objective the elimination of religion and its replacement with atheism. To that end, the communist regime confiscated religious property, ridiculed religion, harassed believers, and propagated atheism in schools...
. It was founded in 1965 though the union of the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults
Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults
The Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults was a government council in the Soviet Union that dealt with religious activity in the country. It was established in May 1944. The council was combined with the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church in May 1965 to form the Council...
. It ceased to exist after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
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See also
- Society of the Godless
- USSR anti-religious campaign (1970s–1990)USSR Anti-Religious Campaign (1970s–1990)A new and more aggressive phase of anti-religious persecution in the Soviet Union began in the mid 1970s after a more tolerant period following Nikita Khrushchev's downfall in 1964.Yuri Andropov headed the campaign in the 1970s when it began to rise....
- Soviet anti-religious legislationSoviet Anti-Religious LegislationThe Soviet Union had the elimination of religion and its replacement with state atheism as a fundamental ideological goal of the state. While religion was never officially made illegal, the state nevertheless made great efforts towards the goal of eliminating religion. To this end throughout its...
- State Administration for Religious AffairsState Administration for Religious AffairsThe State Administration for Religious Affairs , abbreviated SARA , is a functioning department under the State Council which oversees religious affairs and issues for the People's Republic of China...
(People's Republic of China)