К проблеме антирелигиозного воспитания молодежи Тамбовской области в 1937–1941 гг.

Abstract

The features of the perception of anti-religious propaganda and religious values by the youth of the Tambov Region are studied. The relevance of the chosen topic for domestic science lies in the fact that, despite a deep study of the content of anti-religious propaganda in the late 1930s, there are no generalizing works devoted to the peculiarities of the perception of religion by young people. The purpose of this research lies in the need for a comprehensive study of the role of the religious factor in the life of the younger generation. In the process of research, analytical, deductive and historical-comparative methods are used. The role of Komsomol organizations and periodicals in the dissemination of a politicized interpretation of scientific atheism, which offered the most radical measures to combat religion in the conditions of tightening political control and preparations for elections to the Supreme Council, is shown. Based on the analysis of historical sources, a conclusion is made about the inconsistency of the results of anti-religious work with the younger generation. On the one hand, it was the youth, directing their paternalistic impulses towards Soviet power, who acted in the vanguard of the anti-religious movement aimed at eradicating traditional Christian rituals and institutions from everyday life. At the same time, among many young men and women, mostly in rural areas, there were many who, for various reasons, showed passivity in anti-religious work, continuing to secretly take part in the Church Sacraments. Among the young people there were also those who were not afraid to be ranked among the “enemies of the people”, openly resisting anti-religious attitudes.