Persecution of Christians in the Eastern Bloc
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After the October Revolution of November 7, 1917 (October 25 Old Calendar) there was a movement within the Soviet Union to unite all of the people of the world under Communist rule (see Communist International). This included the Eastern bloc countries as well as the Balkan States. Communism as interpreted by Vladimir Lenin and his successors in the Soviet government required the abolition of religion and to this effect the Soviet government launched a long-running campaign to eliminate religion from society.
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See also
- Religion in the Soviet Union
- Persecutions of the Catholic Church and Pius XII
- Soviet anti-religious legislation
- Persecution of Muslims in the former USSR
- Red Terror
- USSR anti-religious campaign (1921–1928)
- USSR anti-religious campaign (1928–1941)
- USSR anti-religious campaign (1958–1964)
- USSR anti-religious campaign (1970s–1990)
- Clerical collaboration with communist secret services
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