Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era

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Soviet cultural institution atheism museum museum

The Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism was a Soviet-era institution, housed in Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Leningrad, that presented religion through a Marxist–atheist lens as a historical and ideological phenomenon.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet cultural institution → atheism museum → museum →
aimedTo	demonstrate historical decline of religion → promote scientific atheism →
approachToReligion	historico-materialist →
associatedWith	Soviet atheism campaigns → state atheism in the USSR →
buildingFunctionBefore	place of worship →
buildingFunctionDuring	museum space →
buildingName	Saint Isaac's Cathedral →
cityCurrentName	St. Petersburg → surface form: "Saint Petersburg"
cityDuringExistence	Leningrad →
context	Soviet anti-religious policy →
country	Soviet Union →
educationalRole	indoctrination in atheism →
exhibited	documents on religious history → materials on church–state relations → religious artifacts →
governedBy	Soviet state authorities →
housedIn	Saint Isaac's Cathedral →
ideologicalOrientation	Marxist–atheist →
interpretationFramework	Marxist–Leninist theory of religion →
languageOfExhibits	Russian →
locatedIn	Leningrad → St. Petersburg → surface form: "Saint Petersburg"
occupiesFormerly	Russian Orthodox cathedral →
partOf	Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era → surface form: "Soviet museum network"
portrayedClergyAs	agents of reaction →
portrayedReligionAs	product of social and economic conditions → tool of class oppression →
presentedAs	historical phenomenon → ideological phenomenon →
religiousBuildingRepurposedAs	museum of atheism →
significance	example of secular use of religious architecture → major Soviet center of atheist education →
symbolized	subordination of church to state in the USSR →
targetAudience	Soviet citizens → school groups → workers and youth organizations →
thematicFocus	critique of religion → history of religion → promotion of atheism →
usedFor	anti-religious propaganda → guided tours emphasizing critique of religion → lectures on scientific atheism →
usedSaintIsaacsCathedralAs	exhibition hall →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ → managedBy → Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era →

this entity surface form: "State Museum of the History of Religion (historically and/or in part)"

Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era → partOf → Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era →

subject surface form: "Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism"

this entity surface form: "Soviet museum network"

Saint Isaac's Cathedral → usedAs → Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era →

Kazan Cathedral → wasUsedAs → Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era →