Why write about an idea that seemed so simple and empty, and not at all uniquely Soviet? Of much greater interest to historians have been the state’s ruthless campaigns against established religions and popular religiosity, and the human carnage and material destruction such violence produced. The organizers and participants of this discussion are especially grateful to Luehrmann for her contribution to this forum on Victoria Smolkin’s book.įor most students of Soviet history, religion and the state’s attacks on it have traditionally attracted more attention than what was supposed to replace it, atheism. Her wide-ranging scholarship on Russian life and identity, including three monographs, has powerfully shaped how we think about and research religion and atheism across the geographic and temporal boundaries of Russian history.
An accomplished anthropologist and historian, Luehrmann was a pioneer in the study of religion and atheism in Russia before and after the Soviet collapse. Memorial dedication: This roundtable discussion is dedicated to the memory of Sonja Luehrmann (1975-2019).
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