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Church and State Separation

Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1918

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin20 January 1918

Petrograd · Revolution / Revolution of Russia

The Soviet government issues a decree separating church and state and removing the church's privileged legal position.

Names involved

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Provenance

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