Role of «The Atheists Union» in Anti-Religious Policy of the Soviet State in the 1920s and 1930s: The Ural Region Case Study

2013 ◽  
pp. 104-108
Author(s):  
Marina Yashina
Keyword(s):  
Ural Region ◽  
Religious Policy ◽  
Soviet State

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES OF THE ANTI-RELIGIOUS POLICY STATE SECURITY ON THE EXAMPLE Carrying out operations "3224 / m", "Prophets" AND FANATICS (1943-1957)

2020 ◽  
pp. 189-201
Author(s):  
О. Коротаєв
Keyword(s):  
Religious Policy ◽  
Union Council ◽  
Soviet State ◽  
State Security ◽  
Special Services ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
First Time

The article reveals the work of the Soviet authorities (NKGB-KGB) on the unification of the All-Ukrainian Union of Christians of the Pentecostal Evangelical Faith (UCPEF/KhEV) with the All-Union Council of Evangelical Baptist Christians (ACEBC/VSEKhB).The article also is devoted to the study of the role of the bodies of Soviet state security in carrying out of religious policy in Protestant environment in the territory of Soviet Ukraine on the example of their creation of a «legendary» religious center – All-Union Council of Evangelical Baptist Christians, as well as the apparatus of its republican and regional representatives (i.e. senior elders/presbyters). The article also highlights the plans of the Soviet state security agencies for the use of the leadership of ACEBC in the implementation of agent-operational measures to absorb other related to ACEBC protestant movements of the USSR (Pentecostals, Darbists, reformists etc.), to reduce their numbers, to subordinate influence to the organs of Soviet authorities and, ultimately, to lead to moral and physical decay. For the first time, the article publishes the name of undercover operations («FANATICS» and «PROPHETS»), which were carried out by the NKGB-KGB bodies in the protestant milieu of the Ukrainian SSR in 1943-1957, and also indicates, for the first time, the operational pseudonyms of secret agents of the NKGB-KGB, who were involved in these operations. For example M. Melnikov – agent “MIRGORODSKIY”, G. Ponurko – agent “GOROSHKO”, M. Boot – agent “LYSOV” and others, who operated in a Protestant religious environment with the decryption of their operational pseudonymsand also indicates the intelligence and operational activities that were carried out by the Soviet security organs in the Protestant environment, which were aimed at subordinating this environment to the influence of the Soviet special services.

The role of multiplicity in a cult: A case study

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Worrall ◽  
Ann W. Stockman

Endangered Butterflies and their Non-Native Host Plants: Examining Shifting Values of Belonging in Restoration

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Robert M. Anderson ◽  
Amy M. Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Puget Sound ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Remote Island ◽  
Scientific Truth ◽  
Native Host

The island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus), thought to be extinct throughout the 20th century until re-discovered on a single remote island in Puget Sound in 1998, has become the focus of a concerted protection effort to prevent its extinction. However, efforts to “restore” island marble habitat conflict with efforts to “restore” the prairie ecosystem where it lives, because of the butterfly’s use of a non-native “weedy” host plant. Through a case study of the island marble project, we examine the practice of ecological restoration as the enactment of particular norms that define which species are understood to belong in the place being restored. We contextualize this case study within ongoing debates over the value of “native” species, indicative of deep-seated uncertainties and anxieties about the role of human intervention to alter or manage landscapes and ecosystems, in the time commonly described as the “Anthropocene.” We interpret the question of “what plants and animals belong in a particular place?” as not a question of scientific truth, but a value-laden construct of environmental management in practice, and we argue for deeper reflexivity on the part of environmental scientists and managers about the social values that inform ecological restoration.

Drama in Education Reaching Beyond the “Art Form or Teaching Tool” Dichotomy

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
Irina Lešnik
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Drama In Education ◽  
History Curriculum ◽  
Art Form ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Theatre Pedagogy ◽  
Emotional Level

Abstract In the following article we try to re-evaluate, the place drama occupies in contemporary elementary education. By limiting the role of drama to literature studies and theatre productions, we lose a greater potential Theatre Pedagogy has to offer to a much broader educational spectrum. The participatory practices of Theatre and Drama in Education (TiE, DiE) promote active learning, based on a most organic children’s activity - play. While students co-create the fictional world of drama, teacher's guidance is crucial in setting new challenges, encouraging students to find creative solutions and reflect on often-complex social issues. Because of its art component, drama challenges the participants on a cognitive as well as emotional level, becoming a truly transformational experience. As such, Drama in Education is especially useful when approaching sensitive and controversial topics. This thesis is presented on a case study observing Year 6 students at St’ Michael’s CE Academy in Birmingham, UK, using Drama in Education method as part of History curriculum.

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