Provides a systematic and accessible overview of church-state relations in the Soviet Union. This text explores the shaping of Soviet religious policy from the

Making use of newly available archive material, this book provides the first systematic and accessible overview of church state relations in the Soviet Union. J

Emily B. Baran offers a gripping history of how a small, American-based religious community, the Jehovah's Witnesses, found its way into the Soviet Union after

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Based on extensive original research at the local level, this book explores the relationship between Russian Orthodoxy and politics in contemporary Russia. It r