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The Religious policy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
towards the Muslim people of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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Hamid Basirat manesh    , Amir Azimi dowlat abadi , Mohamad Mahmodi kia |
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Abstract: (2890 Views) |
Abstract: With the Bolshevik Revolution and the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, i.e. Soviet Union, the fate of the Muslim citizens in Tsarist Russia was also tied to communist policies. Soviet Union forces occupied Baku in April 28th, 1920. The Muslim majority of the Republic of Azerbaijan was exposed to anti-religious and repressive policy from this time until the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite the general approach of repression, the Soviet Union’s policy towards Muslims had many ups and downs. The elimination of religious institutions, the ban on collective worship ceremonies, the suppression of religious education and the destruction of religious books and texts, as well as prohibition of holding collective rituals and the suppression of clergymen, were among the measures of the Soviet Union during this era. At the same time, the propaganda of materialism and atheistic beliefs and non-religious lifestyles were carried out in order to destroy religious beliefs. The authors of this study, using descriptive-analytical approach, aims to show what the Soviet Union’s religious policies has had to do with the Muslim people of Azerbaijan, and how did it affect the people's religious tendencies? The result of the research indicates that the Soviet Union’s policy to eliminate the institutions, clergymen and religious education in the Republic of Azerbaijan has led to the personalization and mitigation of the importance of religion and transforming it from heartfelt faith and commitment to one of the components of ethnic identity with regard to the neighboring societies.
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| Keywords: the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Islam, religious policies, Republic of Azerbaijan. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
History Of Central Asia and the Caucasus
Received: 2024/07/26 | Revised: 2025/03/3 | Accepted: 2024/10/31 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/02/16 | Published: 2025/03/3 | ePublished: 2025/03/3
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