Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults
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The Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults was a government council in the Soviet Union
that dealt with religious activity in the country
. It was established in May 1944. The council was combined with the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church in May 1965 to form the Council for Religious Affairs
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
that dealt with religious activity in the country
Religion in the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was the first state to have as an ideological objective the elimination of religion and its replacement with atheism. To that end, the communist regime confiscated religious property, ridiculed religion, harassed believers, and propagated atheism in schools...
. It was established in May 1944. The council was combined with the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church in May 1965 to form the Council for Religious Affairs
Council for Religious Affairs
The Council for Religious Affairs was a government council in the Soviet Union that dealt with religious activity in the country. It was founded in 1965 though the union of the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults...
.