Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults
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The Council for the Affairs of Religious Cults (Russian: Совета по делам религиозных культов) was a government council in the Soviet Union that dealt with religious activity in the country. It was established in May 1944.[1] The council was combined with the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church in May 1965 to form the Council for Religious Affairs.[2]
Notes
- ^ Ro'i 2000, 11.
- ^ Ro'i 2000, 12.
References
- Ro'i, Yaacov (2000), Islam in the Soviet Union. From the Second World War to Gorbachev, New York: Columbia University Press, ISBN 0-231-11954-2
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