Russia in the Global World Россия в глобальном мире 2304-9472; e-ISSN: 2949-3501 36 CHANGE THE RELIGIOUS POLICY OF THE SOVIET STATE DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR: REALITY AND MYTHS Изменение религиозной политики советского государства в период Великой Отечественной войны: реальность и мифы KASHEVAROV 03 03 2016 8 405 419

The paper analyzes the internal and external factors that caused the change of religious policy of the Soviet state during the Great Patriotic War. The article also critically examined the myths that are spreading some modern ecclesiastical and scientific and popular publications about the causes of the transformation of statechurch relations in 1941–1945 years

 THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR THE SOVIET STATE RELIGIOUS POLICIES THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES MYTHS