Chapter 2.4 - Limitations on personal, political and religious freedoms Flashcards
Chapter 2.4
chapter 2.4
Alexander II:
What did Alexander II use as a form of social control?
The Orthodox Church
What did Alexander II keep under state control?
Orthodox and non-Orthodox religion
Alexander III:
What did a law in 1883 give Old Believers the right to do?
Meet in their houses of prayer but banned any public promotion of their beliefs
Nicholas II:
What did Nicholas II allow in April 1905?
Orthodox believers to convert to other Christian denominations
When did Nicholas II restrict the rights of non-Orthodox people?
1910
Lenin:
What happened during the Civil War?
Many churches were closed and their property was confiscated
What were people encouraged to form and why?
People encouraged to form anti-religious pressure groups designed to promote atheism
What was the only religious concession made by Lenin?
The appointment of a Church spokesman
Stalin:
What did Stalin continue to do?
Close churches
Who suffered during the Great Terror of the late 1930s?
Many clergy
How many working Orthodox churches were there in 1930?
224
How many working Orthodox churches were there by 1938?
16
How much did the number of clergy decrease by?
60%
Khrushchev:
What did Khrushchev believe had to happen to speed up the full implementation of communism?
He believed that religious prejudices had to be eradicated to speed up the full implementation of communism
