TY - JOUR AU - MIRZAKHANYAN, Ruben AU - GRIGORYAN, Hayk PY - 2021/06/25 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Armenian Apostolic Church Under Bolshevik Ideological and Political Pressure Between 1920 and 1922 JF - WISDOM JA - wisdom VL - 18 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.24234/wisdom.v18i2.539 UR - https://wisdomperiodical.com/index.php/wisdom/article/view/539 SP - 67-76 AB - <p>This article presents the ideological controversies that arose between the Armenian Apostolic church and the bolshevik regime following the invasion of soviet troops into Armenia. From its first days in power bolshevik authorities implemented radical steps against its ideological rival – the armenian church. Following the harsh anti-church political line of Russian bolsheviks, the soviet authorities in Armenia started a massive appropriation of Armenian church properties. The article mentions also the first attempts of the soviet administration to organize state institutions for the preservation and study of national cultural heritage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -