Throughout the history of the Soviet Union, there were periods when Soviet authorities suppressed and persecuted various forms of Christianity to different extents depending on state interests. Soviet
The destruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour under the policy of Marxist-Leninist state atheism in the USSR
Clergy on forced labor, by Ivan Vladimirov
Soviet children protesting against Christmas in Moscow, 1929. The banners call for parents not to buy Christmas trees (left) and for the encouragement of secular education (right).
How to hold a workplace-wide anti-Christmas campaign. 1931.
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on the northern bank of the Moskva River, a few hundred metres southwest of the Kremlin. With an overall height o
Persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union
…The destruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour under the policy of Marxist-Leninist state atheism in the USSR Throughout the history of the Soviet Union (1922–1991), there were periods when Soviet…
The new Cathedral of Christ the Saviour as viewed from the bridge over the Moscow River
The building under construction in 1852 (as seen from the Kremlin)
The cathedral in the early 20th century