Soviet Union: Religion in the Soviet Union

A file containing documents concerning religion in the Soviet Union. The principal document in the file is a report entitled "Religion and anti-religion in the Soviet Union: status and prognosis", which describes a revival of interest in religion, the prospect of a new wave of religious persecution, and the threat to the traditional dominance of the Russian Orthodox Church posed by "evangelizing Protestant sects". The file also includes a description of the celebration of Orthodox Easter in Moscow, Leningrad, and Zagorsk.