title: The Petition Campaign of the Muslims of Leningrad on the Return of the Cathedral Mosque in 1946–1955
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metadata.value: Bekkin, R. I.
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metadata.value: 2021-11-08T12:04:11Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-11-08T12:04:11Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-09
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metadata.value: Bekkin R. I. ‘The Petition Campaign of the Muslims of Leningrad on the Return of the Cathedral Mosque in 1946–1955’, Modern History of Russia, vol. 11, no. 3, 2021, pp. 755–775.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu24.2021.312
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/33461
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article examines the petition campaign for the return of the Cathedral Mosque, organized by the
  Muslims of Leningrad in the second half of the 1940s and the first half of the 1950s. The campaign represents an
  example of a human rights activity (albeit in a limited sphere, for securing freedom of conscience), and should
  be taken into account when studying the history of the human and civil rights movement in the USSR. The language
  and argumentation used by authors of the petitions are analyzed. The article examines the religious life of
  Leningrad Muslims outside of the mosque (in particular, the holding of festive services at the Tatar cemetery in
  the village of Volkova). The article touches upon the problem of historical memory. The memories of the struggle
  for permission to build a mosque in St. Petersburg in tsarist times, preserved among Leningrad Muslims, were
  taken into account by officials when deciding whether to return this religious building to believers in the 1950s. The
  problem of returning the mosque is considered in the context of changes in the confessional policy of the country’s
  leadership. The article demonstrates the role of such a body as the Council for Religious Affairs under the
  Council of Ministers of the USSR touches upon this role in resolving issues of returning religious buildings to believers
  in the post-war period. Particular attention is paid to the relations within the Leningrad Muslim community.
  On the example of the conflict between imam-khatib Abdulbari N. Isaev and Chairman of the twenty (dvadtsatka)
  Usman Bogdanov, the author examines the system of power relations within religious communities in the USSR
  in the postwar period. In particular, the article mentions the narrative that Bogdanov proposed to subordinate
  dvadtsatka directly to the Commissioner of the Council for Religious Affairs in the Leningrad Region.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Modern History of Russia;Volume 11; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Leningrad
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Cathedral Mosque
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: dvadtsatka
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Tatars
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Council for the affairs of religious cults
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Islam
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: USSR
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The Petition Campaign of the Muslims of Leningrad on the Return of the Cathedral Mosque in 1946–1955
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metadata.value: Article
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