Sadakoyama wrote:Freakoland wrote:But what about Russia after Stalin, say under Khrushchev or Gorbachev? I think worship of Stalin was no different than any other megalomania seen in say Hitler's Germany or present-day North Korea. But are these cults of personality really "religious"? I don't think so because they don't qualify to be religious in the sense that they lack the spiritual aspect of religion. Now, if you see religion as not specifically spiritual then that would be interesting for another discussion, but in regards to worship of Stalin replacing worship of God I would challenge you on that supposition.
After Stalin, traditional religion (which never really went away) experienced a resurgence. That's why I suggested looking at a culture evolving out of it rather than an artificially forced change.
Ok I understand now. Yes I agree with that, in the sense that the change from theocracy to government-enforced atheism was artificial.
Something as deeply ingrained as the Orthodox faith is in Slavic society cannot simply be expunged by policy. What I was trying society explicitly and more specifically the governing powers stand on religious matters.