Situation of Religious Communities in the USSR National Autonomies in 1985-1991: The Case of the Khakass Autonomous Region
- Authors: Dashkovskiy P.K.1, Goncharova N.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Altai State University
- Issue: Vol 22, No 4 (2023): Volga-Vyatsk and Ural Regions in the Retrospective Focus of History
- Pages: 680-695
- Section: ARTICLES
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2312-8674/article/view/321927
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8674-2023-22-4-680-695
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/JXELJS
- ID: 321927
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Abstract
The authors consider the situation of religious communities in the Khakass Autonomous Region in the context of the state-religious policy of the USSR during the period of perestroika in 1985-1991. The study was carried out on the basis of the records of state Soviet, party institutions and religious associations stored in the National Archive of the Republic of Khakassia and the State Archive of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, as well as regulatory documents. In the course of the research it was established that in Khakassia, as well as throughout the country, from 1985 religious life was intensified. At the same time, the Commissioners of the Council for Religious Affairs under the Council of Ministers of the USSR for the Krasnoyarsk Territory characterized the religious situation in Khakassia as turbulent from the 1960s and asked for a dedicated post for this national autonomy. It was found that the largest part of the religious communities in the region belonged to different trends of Protestantism, although there were also followers of Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Islam. In Protestant communities there was an increase in missionary work, and in some cases they wanted to avoid contacts with authorities. The liberalization of the state policy was not always adequately reflected in the actions of the authorities of the Khakass Autonomous Region. There was found relationship between ethnic and religious processes. It was noted that Khakassians tended towards Pentecostalism and Jehovah's Witnesses; representatives of German and Polish nationalities tended towards the communities of Catholics, Lutherans, and Seventh-day Adventists. In addition, in the region there was recorded an increase in the preaching activities of religious leaders from Sweden and the United States.
About the authors
Petr K. Dashkovskiy
Altai State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: dashkovskiy@fpn.asu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7625-5865
Dr. Habil. Hist., Professor, Head of the Department of Regional Studies of Russia National and State-Confessional Relations
66, Dimitrova St., Barnaul, 656049, RussiaNatalia S. Goncharova
Altai State University
Email: znsgnsp@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4987-760X
Master of Religion, Laboratory Assistant of the Department of Regional Studies of Russia, National and State-Confessional Relations
66, Dimitrova St., Barnaul, 656049, RussiaReferences
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