Brezhnev and Religion

Question 1

1. Brezhnev was a lot more _______ of religion than Khrushchev.
   - He was more interested in spreading ________ than actively attacking religious groups.
2. What did he open in 1968?
3. Why did he change policy towards Islam?

Answer 1

1. Tolerant.
   - Atheism.
2. Institute for Scientific Atheism.
3. Due to his Foreign Policy of seeking allies in the Middle East.

Question 2

1. Who did the govt start supporting under Brezhnev?
2. What did Brezhnev establish in the late 1960s?
   - What did this allow Soviet Islamic leaders and scholars to have?

Answer 2

1. Anti-American Islamic Groups.
2. The Spiritual Board of Muslims of Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
   - Limited contact with fellow Muslims in other countries.

Question 3

1. True or false: No more Churches and Mosques closed under Brezhnev.
2. What % of people continued to profess a religious faith from 1960-85?

Answer 3

1. True.

2. 20%.