THE TYPE OF CHURCH-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE SOVIET UNION DURING THE PERIOD OF "PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE", 1950-1960
During the period of 1950 -1960 although The Church and religion were not declared enemies of socialism, a prejudice against the «religious remnants», such as faith, religious feelings and rituals, persisted in society became obvious. The socialist state could not argue for a pursued anti-religious policy nor explained clearly the damage that The Church allegedly caused to socialist construction. At the same time, the antireligious policy had a pronounced campaigning character and developed continuously through the series of resolutions approved by the Central Committee of the CPSU.