Religious Life in the Late Soviet Union

From Survival to Revival (1960s-1980s)

Barbara Martin, Nadezhda Beliakova

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Routledge
18 December 2024

Regional studies; European history; The Cold War; History of religion; Society & culture: general

Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

This book presents the first large overview of late Soviet religiosity across several confessions and Soviet republics, from the 1960s to the 1980s. Based on a broad range of new sources on the daily life of religious communities, including material from regional archives and oral history, it shows that religion not only survived Soviet anti-religious repression, but also adapted to new conditions. Going beyond traditional views about a mere ""returned of the repressed"", the book shows how new forms of religiosity and religious socialisation emerged, as new generations born into atheist families turned to religion in search of new meaning, long before perestroika facilitated this process. In addition, the book examines anew religious activism and transnational networks between Soviet believers and Western organisations during the Cold War, explores the religious dimension of Soviet female activism, and shifts the focus away from the non-religious human rights movement and from religious institutions to ordinary believers.

Edited by: Barbara Martin, Nadezhda Beliakova
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032317779
ISBN 10: 1032317779
Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 18 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Barbara Martin is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Basel, Switzerland Nadezhda Beliakova is a a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Bielefeld, Germany