Kalmykia’s Protestant Organizations during the Reconstruction Period of Church-State Relations (1985–1991)
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2017-10-107-123
Abstract
The article attempts to trace the evolution of state religious policy in Kalmykia, highlight issues of religious activities and interaction between the local Protestant organizations and governmental authorities during the reconstruction period of church-state relations (1985–1991), review the process of establishment of Protestant missions by diverse religious and public organizations in the territory of the republic and the first results of their work.
About the Author
S. Belousov
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (Elista, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph. D. in History (Candidate of Historical Sciences), Associate Professor, Senior Research Associate, Department of History, Ethnology and Archeology
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Review
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Belousov S. Kalmykia’s Protestant Organizations during the Reconstruction Period of Church-State Relations (1985–1991). Mongolian Studies. 2017;9(1):107-123. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2017-10-107-123
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