Foreign policy factor of changes in religious policy during perestroika

The article analyzes the changes in the ideological policy of the Soviet state based on the materials of periodicals and archival funds of the letters sub-Department Of the General Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU. The article deals with the problem of representation of religion for the world community. In the course of the study, it is established how the process of changing the representation of religion was influenced by a foreign policy factor. The reasons for the support of international religious organizations for the changes taking place in the Soviet state are also revealed.