lenin on religion

Religion groups were independent

Therefore could oppose government

L believed that Marx was an enemy of religion

As they differed in values

L dedicated to get rid of religion

Due to ideological diffrences

L was angry that the church was a rich institution whilst

Working people stayed poor

Wanted to liberate workers

From capitalist control

Critical of Orthodox Church

Because they had ties with the tsar

1917

Archbishop kochurov murdered outside of Petrograd

1918

Metropolis Vladimir murdered outside Kiev

Following decree on land

Orthodoxy priests were mass executed

1918

Politburo issued a secret order to execute priests

Politburo secret order

Within 2 years most of the popular priests were dead

Roman Catholicism priests

Deported

1921

Gov took church assets to fund famine relief, blamed priests who resisted

Return of

Anti religious properganda

Calmer on Islam

Cause no ties to tsar

1920

Gov initiated attack on Islam

Reason 1

Claimed Islam encouraged crime by custom

Reason 2

Realised Islam has a lot of supporters in causceses and Central Asia

Closed down mosques

Turned into storage

Campaign against

Woman wearing chador

1917 decree on land

Peasants allowed to take land from church

1918

Decree separating church gov and schools

Decree separating church land and schools

Religious studies forbidden

Mass deportations and executions

Replaced by more subtle tactics in 1921-22

Living church

L claimed it was a reformed Orthodox Church where the people had the power

Congress 1923

Deposed patriarch ti khôn

Congress 1923

Introduction of decentralised system

Church split

Did not diminish growth