From the history of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra of the post-war period (based on the materials of the newspaper "Forward")
The history of Russia of the 20th century is inherently connected with the history of the relations between the USSR and the Russian Orthodox Church. The country with an atheistic ideology a priori could not put up with church views. However, after a certain period of time, she was forced to recognize the Church as an important tool for influencing the public masses. The Soviet authorities used any methods and methods to fight against the churchmen. Propaganda through the mass media was widespread. The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra was not only an architectural monument of the All-Union scale, but also a center of all kinds of «religious prejudices». In Zagorsk, where the Lavra was located, there was a local press organ, the newspaper «Vpered». To get acquainted with the issues of this newspaper, the Archive of the Sergiev Posad Municipal District was used. With the help of historical-chronological and historical-comparative methods, the analysis of the publications of this publication is carried out in order to trace the antichurch policy of the party in Zagorsk, Moscow region, on the example of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. This newspaper is also an important source for studying the historiography of the Lavra. A number of publications address the issues of the activities of the Zagorsk State History and Art Museum-Preserve, which was located on the territory of the monastery. A significant part of the notes and articles are devoted to the restoration of the historical and architectural ensemble of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. At the time of the church policy under N. S. Khrushchev and L. I. Brezhnev, the newspaper «Vpered» was a direct means of anti-religious propaganda. The analysis of the publications of this newspaper allows us to study more deeply the history of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra in the 20th century.