Stalin and Religion 2

Question 1

1. During WW2, what did Stalin make with the church?
2. What was the Russian Orthodox Church linked to?
   - Therefore, Stalin reached out to it in order to boost Russian _________.
3. What did the church/Christian faith provide for bereaved families and soldiers during the war?

Answer 1

1. A pragmatic alliance.
2. Russian national identity.
   - Patriotism.
3. Comfort.

Question 2

1. Who was the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church?
   - What did he proclaim Stalin as?
2. What ceased from the outset of war?
   - What did Stalin also promise to end?
3. What did Stalin grant Metropolitan Sergey?

Answer 2

1. Metropolitan Sergey.
   - God’s Chosen Leader.
2. Anti-religious propaganda.
   - Censorship of religious magazines.
3. An official residence in Moscow.

Question 3

1. How many churches re-opened during the final year of the war?
2. The priesthood expanded from ____ in 19__ to ____ in 19__.

Answer 3

1. 400 churches.

2. 9,000 in 1946 to 12,000 in 1948.