The “League of Militant Atheists” (1925-1947) in the struggle against religion

The League of Militant Atheists (previously - Union of the Godless; Society of Friends of the Newspaper "The God- less") was an atheistic and antireligious organization of workers and intelligentsia that developed in USSR under the influence of the ideological and cultural views and policies of the Communist Party in 1925-1947. It consisted of Party members, members of the Komsomol youth movement, workers and army veterans. The proposed study is dedicated to the research of the origins, formation and activities of the League of Militant Atheists in the USSR and Moldavian ASSR.