Open AccessArmenian Apostolic Church Under Bolshevik Ideological and Political Pressure Between 1920 and 1922
Author(s) -
Ruben Mirzakhanyan,
Hayk Grigoryan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
wisdom/imastut'yun
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2738-2753
pISSN - 1829-3824
DOI - 10.24234/wisdom.v18i2.539
Subject(s) - armenian , ideology , politics , appropriation , political science , state (computer science) , power (physics) , great power , ancient history , history , law , philosophy , linguistics , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , computer science
This article presents the ideological controversies that arose between the Armenian Apostolic church and the bolshevik regime following the invasion of soviet troops into Armenia. From its first days in power bolshevik authorities implemented radical steps against its ideological rival – the armenian church. Following the harsh anti-church political line of Russian bolsheviks, the soviet authorities in Armenia started a massive appropriation of Armenian church properties. The article mentions also the first attempts of the soviet administration to organize state institutions for the preservation and study of national cultural heritage.