Religion in Russia

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Lesson Snapshot:

  • The Bolsheviks viewed all organised religion as an instrument used by the ruling classes to deceive the masses into accepting their inferiority without complaint.
  • It had always been linked to Tsarist regimes.
  • The Tsar had been the head of the Church.
  • In the Bolshevik’s view the elimination of religious belief would liberate the people from damaging superstitions.
  • The Bolsheviks believed that the Russian Orthodox Church’s close links with the Tsarist regime was a threat.
  • It was seen as a counter-revolutionary institution in Russia by the Bolshevik Party.
  • The Church provided an alternative ideology to that of Marxism/Bolshevism.
  • It was an important element in national identity and needed to be destroyed.
  • They needed to get rid of the ‘opium of the masses’.

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  • Aimed at Students studying across UK Year 7,8 & 9 or equivalent
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  • Complete lesson plan focused on the attitudes towards religion in Russia.