Title Dissent on the margins : how Soviet Jehovah's Witnesses defied communism and lived to preach about it / Emily B. Baran

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource : maps (black and white) Summary Baran offers a compelling history of how a small, American-based religious community, the Jehovah's Witnesses, found its way into the Soviet Union after World War II, survived decades of fierce persecution, and emerged as one of the region's fastest growing religions after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. Through the story of this marginal, often misunderstood faith, this book explores the shifting boundaries of religious dissent, non-conformity, and human rights in the Soviet Union and the successor states of Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 28, 2014) Subject Jehovah's Witnesses -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century Jehovah's Witnesses -- Russia (Federation) -- History -- 20th century Christianity and atheism. Christianity Atheism Jehovah's Witnesses SUBJECT Soviet Union -- Church history -- 20th century Russia (Federation) -- Church history -- 20th century Subject Russia (Federation) Soviet Union Genre/Form Church history History Form Electronic book Author Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199367047 0199367043

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