Materials of the state archive of Karaganda region on the religious policy of the Soviet state in 1970–1980

Abstract

In the article, an attempt was made to characterize the religious policy of the Soviet state in the 1970s-1980s on the basis of materials from the State Archives of the Karaganda Region (GAKO). On the example of reports and information reports of the Authorized Council for Religious Affairs in the Karaganda region, the author analyzes the activities of the religious associations of the region. The author concludes that the religious policy of the state in a particular region is typical for the whole country of the Soviets. The author also believes that the religious policy of the Soviet state in the 1970s-1980s was of a dual nature. On the one hand, the general line of the party and government remained the same - it was an uncompromising struggle against religion, and on the other hand, the state course was nevertheless substantially adjusted in order to build statereligious relations on the principles of compromises and stability.