Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: The Book as an Element of Atheistic Upbringing Through the Example of the Atheist Guide Series

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Book as an Element of Atheistic Upbringing Through the Example of the Atheist Guide Series

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2020 13 (8)
Authors: Kolmakova, Mariia V.
Contact information: Kolmakova, Mariia V.: Institute of Human Philosophy Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; kolmakovamv@yandex.ru; ORCID: 0000-0002-2859-7473
Keywords: scientific atheism; science of religion; USSR; Omsk; book series
Abstract: The article concerns a series of Atheist Guide books, published by the Omsk publishing house within the period from 1983 to 1989. The books represent a developed atheist education system, which takes into account the peculiarities of the religious life in Omsk and the Omsk Region. The material of the books may be of interest to religious theorists and historians as a source of additional information about atheistic upbringing in Siberia. The authors of the series view religion as a naturally developing social phenomenon that evolves under various factors. At the same time, these texts consider religion to be a form of manifestation of the Omsk citizens’ low education level. In general, the books in the series not only call for overcoming religious misconceptions but also for regarding religion as a phenomenon that plays an important role in the lives of Soviet people
Pages: 1310–1316
DOI: 10.17516/1997-1370-0643
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/135924