Soviet and Buddhist: religious diplomacy, dissidence, and the Atheist State, 1945-1991

The article offers information Soviet Buryatia that symbolized the failure of Soviet efforts to remove religion. It mentions that the return of Buddhism to the public life of the USSR after the antireligious campaign of 1928-1940 has not been initiated by the Perestroika and Glastnost campaigns. It...

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Main Author: Sablin, Ivan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: The journal of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 99, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-58
ISSN:1549-6538
DOI:10.1086/700324
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Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1086/700324
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/700324
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Author Notes:Ivan Sablin
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Summary:The article offers information Soviet Buryatia that symbolized the failure of Soviet efforts to remove religion. It mentions that the return of Buddhism to the public life of the USSR after the antireligious campaign of 1928-1940 has not been initiated by the Perestroika and Glastnost campaigns. It mentions that Buddhism had never been officially outlawed in the USSR.
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1549-6538
DOI:10.1086/700324