Renunciation of faith. Worldview conviction or the sum of circumstances? On the topic of the 1960s apostacy

Abstract

Denial of religious beliefs, the "worldview revolution" is analysed in the article in terms ofIvan Kubin, a priest. On the basis of archival data, the real motives Ivan Kubin was guided by, with a thrust at those who wish his anti-religious revelations were truly atheistic, are shown: in fact, they were in the sphere of everyday interest. The logic of Ivan Kubin’s apostasy shows that his act was an act of circumstances and personal relations with Astrakhan bishop Pavel (secular surname – Golyshev), with whom, mainly because of Ivan Kubin’s position in relation to church living space, there was misunderstanding, which was subsequently expressed by an act of "renunciation". In general, the psychological situations between church authorities and ordinary clergymen were used by the Soviet power for anti-religious purposes, which had subsequently had a disadvantageous effect on the fate of the "victims" themselves. Their tight situations were used by the authorities only as a propaganda device.