Armenian Apostolic Church Under Bolshevik Ideological and Political Pressure Between 1920 and 1922

Խ․ Աբովյանի անվան հայկական պետական մանկավարժական համալսարան

Armenian Apostolic church ; Bolshevik ideology ; Holy Etchmiadzin ; Catholicos of All Armenians ; Revolutionary Committee of Armenia,

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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 also mentions the first attempts of the soviet administration to organize state institutions to preserve and study national cultural heritage.

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