{"product_id":"godless-communists-atheism-and-society-in-soviet-russia-1917-1932-paperback-softback-9780875805955","title":"\"Godless Communists\"; Atheism and Society in Soviet Russia, 1917–1932 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875805955","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e\"Godless Communists\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAtheism and Society in Soviet Russia, 1917–1932\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam B. Husband (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875805955\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 October 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eValuable. \u003ci\u003e'Godless Communists'\u003c\/i\u003e provides an abundance of evidence for belief as a complex and changing cultural phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e (Slavic Review) \u003cp\u003eThe best and most comprehensive treatment of its subject to date.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003eElegantly written.... A sophisticated, unjaundiced treatment of Orthodoxy after 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e (H-Net Reviews)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Godless Communists\"\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh interpretation of early Soviet efforts to create an atheistic, scientific society. William B. Husband shows that religion, contrary to Bolshevik assertions, was not merely an expression of gullibility and ignorance but a firmly entrenched system for ordering family and community relationships. The Bolsheviks' efforts to abolish the Church failed because they underestimated how tightly religious beliefs were woven into the fabric of the Russians' daily lives. Exploring the confrontation between secularism and the lower classes' traditional beliefs, \u003ci\u003e\"Godless Communists\"\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how developments between 1917 and 1932 shaped the attitudes toward religion and atheism that endure in Russia today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Belief and Nonbelief in Prerevolutionary Russia \u003cbr\u003e 2. Revolution and Antireligious Policy \u003cbr\u003e 3. Materialism and the Secularization of Society \u003cbr\u003e 4. Soviet Family Values \u003cbr\u003e 5. Resistance, Circumvention, Accommodation \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702513955096,"sku":"9780875805955","price":18.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/godless-communists-atheism-and-society-in-soviet-russia-1917-1932-paperback-softback-9780875805955","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}