Lenin Religion

Question 1

What was the decree of freedom conscience + date

Answer 1

1918 , separated the Orthodox Church from the state and it’s lands were confiscated without compensation publications no longer allowed Anf any religious education outside home banned

Question 2

By 1923 how many priests had been killed

Answer 2

1,000

Question 3

Explain how the church attacked during civil war

Answer 3

Seized valuables to help pay for food

Question 4

What + when the league of militant godless

Answer 4

1929 established to disprove the existence of god eg weeping icons were ridiculed

Question 5

By end of 1930 how many village churches destroyed

Answer 5

4/5

Question 6

What did surveys on peasantry reveal mid 1920s

Answer 6

55% still active Christian’s

Question 7

Why did bolsheviks not immediately attack Islam culture

Answer 7

More challenging as integrated into life also links to minorities feared may threaten social cohesion

Question 8

How did bolsheviks attack Islamic practices x2 reasons

Answer 8

Mosques shut down, religious endowments of land prohibited, ramdam fasting condemned as interfering with work

Question 9

Result on restrictions to Islam

Answer 9

Violent revolts 1928-29,many Muslims were outwardly loyal to state but continued to practise Islamic customs