religion under Stalin

Question 1

in 1929 what happened to worship?

Answer 1

worship was restricted to ‘registered congregations’ only

Question 2

from 1932 what was introduced?

Answer 2

an ‘uninterrupted six-day work week’ prevented a ‘holy day’ of church attendance

Question 3

Stalins 1936 constitution criminalised what?

Answer 3

criminalised the publication or organisation of religious propaganda

Question 4

what did priests regain which they lost in 1918?

Answer 4

priests regained the right to vote

Question 5

As with the orthodox christians, in the early years of Bolshevik rule muslims were treated leniently but during and after the civicl war what happened?

Answer 5

muslim property and institutions (lands, schools and mosques) were confiscated and their sharia courts abolished

Question 6

what was forbidden from 1935?
what else followed?

Answer 6

pilgrimages to Mecca
Frequency of prayers, fasts and feasts reduced and the wearing of the veil was forbidden

Question 7

many muslims were?

Answer 7

imprisoned or executed

Question 8

by 1941 how many christian churches had been closed and converted into schools, cinemas, clubs , warehouses , museums and grain stores?

Answer 8

40,000

Question 9

by 1941 how many muslim mosques had been closed and converted into schools, cinemas, clubs , warehouses , museums and grain stores?

Answer 9

25,0000

Question 10

in 1937 how much of the population defined themselves as believers?

Answer 10

57%