The anti-religious policy of the Tatarstan Government (1920s)

The article deals with the process of implementation of the anti-religious policy by the Tatarstan authorities in the Republic of Tatarstan in 1920s. The research is based on a wide range of materials, such as the 1920s newspapers and periodicals, especially the newspaper “The red Tatarstan”. The author traced the data regarding the ways and mechanisms, which were aimed to discredit the Islamic religion. Alike the Christian Creed, Islam at that time became the target of the open and acute attacks. Despite some temporary concessions with regard to the Islamic education, the authorities did firmly stick to the plan to eradicate the religious values. The atheist views were compulsory spread among the workers and peasants, the atheist propaganda filled the media, the religious centres (mosqueus, etc.) were gradually closed.

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