Atheism has dated back as early as the 16th century and is still around today; However, communism was a political theory derived from a philosopher named Karl Marx in 1848 (www.dictionary.com). The rise of communism and atheism in Russia in the 20th century started off tempestuous (Thesis). Atheism also doesn’t guarantee good behavior any more than religion does, and “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” became a tragically apt phrase in the 20th century (www.dummies.com). Atheism does not come in a certain form nor with a certain belief, but the theory of atheism seemed to come hand in hand with the communist during some of the hardest of times in Russia in the 20th century. Russia was filled with murderous acts, religious matters, and devastation
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Marx had a political and economic theory that developed followers which would later be called Marxism. Russia was a communist country that went through a lot of pain and suffering for many years. Religion in the early 20th century was going through a major change, in which some people say that the change resulted in Russia being the world’s first atheist state. The most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power (The West in the World). The atheism in Communist regimes has been and continues to be a form of militant atheism which led to various acts of repression, including the razing of thousands of religious buildings and the killing, imprisoning, and oppression of religious leaders and believers …show more content…
Many of the changes attempted to better the lives of the Soviet citizens failed, especially in agriculture. Khruschev's popularity was eroded by flaws in his policies. His hopes were to rely on missles for the nations defense which led to a massive cut to the conventional forces of the Soviet Army. The rule of this leader led to the most tense time during Cold War when the Cuban Missle Crisis began. His opponents quietly rose to power. Then in 1964 he was pensioned and given an appartment in Moscow. Leonid Brezhnev attained power for the future of the Soviet Union. He presided of the country until his death in 1982. Power was then gained by Yuri Andropov he then tried to improve the economy by increasing management effectiveness but, without making changes to the core principles of a socialist economy. Andropov later died in 1984, fifteen months after gaining
Marx had a political and economic theory that developed followers which would later be called Marxism. Russia was a communist country that went through a lot of pain and suffering for many years. Religion in the early 20th century was going through a major change, in which some people say that the change resulted in Russia being the world’s first atheist state. The most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power (The West in the World). The atheism in Communist regimes has been and continues to be a form of militant atheism which led to various acts of repression, including the razing of thousands of religious buildings and the killing, imprisoning, and oppression of religious leaders and believers …show more content…
Many of the changes attempted to better the lives of the Soviet citizens failed, especially in agriculture. Khruschev's popularity was eroded by flaws in his policies. His hopes were to rely on missles for the nations defense which led to a massive cut to the conventional forces of the Soviet Army. The rule of this leader led to the most tense time during Cold War when the Cuban Missle Crisis began. His opponents quietly rose to power. Then in 1964 he was pensioned and given an appartment in Moscow. Leonid Brezhnev attained power for the future of the Soviet Union. He presided of the country until his death in 1982. Power was then gained by Yuri Andropov he then tried to improve the economy by increasing management effectiveness but, without making changes to the core principles of a socialist economy. Andropov later died in 1984, fifteen months after gaining