ANTI-RELIGIOUS POLICY IN SAMARKAND IN THE 1920S-1930S: THE ACTIVITIES OF THE KHUDOSIZLAR ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE UNION OF MILITANT ATHEISTS SYSTEM.

Abstract

This article examines the implementation of anti-religious policy in Uzbekistan in the 1920s and 1930s, in the context of the activities of the Union of Militant Atheists and its regional branch, the Khudosizlar organization. The article analyzes the preconditions for the formation of the anti-religious movement, its institutional foundations, and the mechanisms of its functioning in the context of Soviet modernization.

Particular attention is paid to the role of state and public structures in the dissemination of atheistic ideology, as well as the practical forms and methods of anti-religious propaganda, including the organization of study groups, work in the education system, and the involvement of broad sections of the population. Measures to limit the economic base of religious institutions are considered, in particular, policies regarding waqf property, as well as the processes of reducing the network of religious educational institutions.