Christian Denominations in Soviet Byelorussia in 1929-1939: Active and Passive Forms of Resistance
Keywords:
Eastern Orthodox Church, antireligious policy in the USSR, Belorussia, history of everyday life, active and passive resistance, "letters of happiness."Abstract
The author presents a detailed analysis of the reactions of believers in Belorussia to the official religious policies in the 1930s; their reactions are examined through the lens of the “history of everyday life” approach. The main sources were collections of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, fund #4p “Central Committee of the Communist Bolshevik Party of Belorussia, 1917-1941.”Published
2012-05-15
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