Religion

Question 1

Churches out of action by 1930

Answer 1

80%

Question 2

League of militant godless

Answer 2

Disproving heaven

1929

Question 3

Bishops and priests killed by 1923

Answer 3

B 28

P 1k+

Question 4

Decree on freedom of conscience

Answer 4

1918

Separated church and state

Question 5

% peasants active Christians mid 20s

Answer 5

55%

Question 6

Stalin

Answer 6

During war time concessions made: morale role of religion
Patriarchate re est
Some churches reopened

Question 7

Khrushchev

Answer 7

Harsh anti religious camp
Parish councils under party control 
Officials dismissed priests 
In 4yrs 10k churches closed
BAPTISTS and Jews couldn’t congregate or worship

Question 8

Brezhnev

Answer 8

Less religious persecution (international rep)
Clergy classified in order of loyalty to church
Church expected to support gvmnt policy
1976 Defence of Believers’ Rights group set up, leader imprisoned for 5 yrs
Jews and BAPTIST not allowed to proselytise, prayer meetings broken up members fired BUT continued to meet up and distribute prayer books

Question 9

Islam

Answer 9

Minority, sharia law, regions, distinct way of life 
Mosques closed 
Sharia courts phased out 
Mullahs removed 
1927 campaign against hijabs 
Polygamy banned 
Ramadan forbidden 
Violent opposition and underground brotherhoods

Question 10

% believers in 1980

Answer 10

20%

Intensified belief in those who did but structured declined