Anti-Religious Propaganda in the Newspaper “Krasnoyarsky Rabochii” in 1931

The policy of eradicating religion was adopted soon after the start of the October Revolution.In the early and mid-1920s the anti-religious policy was moderate, but at the end of the decade, persecution of the church quickly increased, especially after the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of April 8, 1929 "On religious associations."This article, based on content analysis, identifies the main directions of anti-religious propaganda in the newspaper "Krasnoyarsky Rabochii" for 1931.This work continues the research of K.K. Karagulyan, describing the anti-religious propaganda of the periodical "Krasnoyarsky Rabochii" for 1930.Often the data in the articles did not coincide with reality.Newspapers did not mention the resistance of believers, underestimated their numbers and "smoothed out" the sharp edges of anti-religious policy.The content of this periodical reflects the changing priorities and paths of the country's national leadership.As you can see, the activities of the Soviet government on the religious front largely coincided with other processes taking place in the country: collectivization, industrialization and recognition of the USSR in the international arena.In general, the image of the church presented in the newspaper "Krasnoyarsky Rabochii" is quite consistent with the general picture of the country during this period.