Bible in the USSR

Chumakova, Tatiana; Pyzikov, Denis

doi:10.18254/S207987840007423-4

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S207987840007423-4-1

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10.18254/S207987840007423-4

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Tatiana Chumakova Send message

ORCID: 0000-0002-5672-4695

Affiliation: Saint Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Denis Pyzikov

Affiliation: Saint Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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Volume 11 Issue 1 (87)

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The article introduces a general picture of the specific existence of the Bible in the U.S.S.R. up to the late 1940-s. The sources include books published in the U.S.S.R. in 1922—1947, as well as various anti-religious media: “Bezbozhnik” (“Godless”) Newspaper, “Antireligioznik” Magazine, and others. The authors argue that — in spite of the fact that the Bible was treated by ideologists as a kind of propagandist literature — it still played a significant role in the culture. The knowledge about the Bible was kept in the folk tradition. At that, the Bible was “an imaginary book” for the “people”. There was also research works on the Bible and its translations (first of all, about the Slavic Bible). The biblical plots had been presented in art, and literature, that is why understanding them was an important part of the Soviet culture. Even the anti-religious propaganda could not escape studying the Bible and explaining the biblical plots. The casus of the Soviet propaganda was in the situation when the propagandist publications became a source of information about the Bible.

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Bible, USSR, history of the study of religion, “folklore Bible”, ideology, science

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GOST	Chumakova T., Pyzikov D. Bible in the USSR // ISTORIYA. – 2020. – V. 11. – Issue 1 (87). URL: https://history.jes.su/s207987840007423-4-1/. DOI: 10.18254/S207987840007423-4
MLA	Chumakova, Tatiana, Pyzikov, Denis "Bible in the USSR." ISTORIYA. 11.1 (87) (2020). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840007423-4
APA	Chumakova T., Pyzikov D. (2020). Bible in the USSR. ISTORIYA. vol. 11, no. 1 (87) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840007423-4

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