State religious politics in the Buryat ASSR in the 1960s (case study of Buddhism and Shamanism)

The article deals with the state policy towards religion in the 1960s based on the example of the Republic of Buryatia. On the one hand, religion was not prohibited in the USSR, but on the other hand, religious organizations and clergy were almost quashed in the first years of Soviet power. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, a period of thaw in relations between the church and the state began, the Soviet government moved from methods of radical struggle against religion to the peaceful coexistence of the state and the church, but it did not last long. The next anti-religious campaign began in the late 1950s - early 1960s, during the reign of N. S. Khrushchev. State institutions were ordered to implement administrative measures aimed at tightening the conditions for the existence of religious communities. During that time, religion was again subject to severe restrictions and strict control by the state. Buddhism and shamanism on Buryat soil were no exception.