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The book will surely stand up over time as authoritative for its extensive documentation and the intellectual subtlety of its analysis.

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Table of Contents

Preface


List of Abbreviations


Introduction: Studying Soviet Policy toward Religion and the Church in Latvia and Estonia


1. The Early Stalinization Process, 1944-1949


2. The Period of High Stalinism, 1949-1953


3. The Post-Stalin Thaw, 1953-1957


4. Renewed Repression and International Opening under Khrushchev, 1958-1964


5. Détente and Stagnation in the Brezhnev Era, 1964-1985


6. Perestroika and Religious Policy in the Baltics: Playing Harmony in the Singing Revolution, 1985-1991


Conclusion: The Contours of Baltic Exceptionalism in Soviet Religious Policy and its Limits


Glossary


Bibliography


Index

Soviet Religious Policy in Estonia and Latvia

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 03/08/2018
      ISBN13: 9780253036155, 978-0253036155
      ISBN10: 0253036151
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      The book will surely stand up over time as authoritative for its extensive documentation and the intellectual subtlety of its analysis.

      * Russian Review *

      Table of Contents

      Preface


      List of Abbreviations


      Introduction: Studying Soviet Policy toward Religion and the Church in Latvia and Estonia


      1. The Early Stalinization Process, 1944-1949


      2. The Period of High Stalinism, 1949-1953


      3. The Post-Stalin Thaw, 1953-1957


      4. Renewed Repression and International Opening under Khrushchev, 1958-1964


      5. Détente and Stagnation in the Brezhnev Era, 1964-1985


      6. Perestroika and Religious Policy in the Baltics: Playing Harmony in the Singing Revolution, 1985-1991


      Conclusion: The Contours of Baltic Exceptionalism in Soviet Religious Policy and its Limits


      Glossary


      Bibliography


      Index

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