Godless Communists offers a fresh interpretation of early Soviet efforts to create an atheistic, scientific society. William B. Husband shows that religion, contrary to Bolshevik assertions, was not merely an expression of gullibility and ignorance but a firmly entrenched system for ordering family and community relationships. The Bolsheviks' efforts to abolish the Church failed because they underestimated how tightly religious beliefs were woven into the fabric of the Russians' daily lives. Exploring the confrontation between secularism and the lower classes' traditional beliefs, Godless Communists illustrates how developments between 1917 and 1932 shaped the attitudes toward religion and atheism that endure in Russia today.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-13
9780875805955
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107392091
Product Key Features
Book Title
Godless Communists : Atheism and Society in Soviet Russia, 1917-1932
Author
William B. Husband
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Alternative Belief Systems, History
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
258 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
William B. Husband
Series Title
Niu Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies