Art and Islam in the context of the cultural policy of the Yenisei province in the 1920– 1930 years (in the materials of archival documents)

Abstract

The historic events of 1917 marked a turning point in all areas of human activity. The beginning of the revolution in Russia gradually pushed religion into the background. The Soviet government quickly began anti-religious propaganda among the Muslim Tatars. One of the tools used was art in all its forms. Concerts and theatrical performances were organised in theatres, membership clubs and factories, where lectures and discussions on anti-Muslim themes were held. Religious holidays began to take on a secular character. The article considers the work of the Soviet government in the transition from the religious consciousness of Tsarist Russia to the anti-religious educational system of Muslim society in all its complexity through art, which became an ideological tool of anti-religious propaganda. Art in all its diversity (theatrical, printed (newspapers, magazines), poster, ceremonial and festive forms) became a lever for changing the consciousness of Muslim Tatars. During the study of archival, historical and factual materials devoted to the mentioned topic, it was possible to reconstruct information about the work of the Soviet government in the context of the cultural policy of the Yenisei province in the 1920–1930s.