Policy of soviet power concerning female religious communities in Galicia (1953 - the first half of 1980 s.)

Abstract

The article focuses on the illegal activities of ten female monastic communities of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church after their elimination by Stalin's totalitarian regime in the western regions of the Ukrainian SSR from 1953 to middle of 1980s. The article deals with the analysis of forms and methods of the Soviet government's policy concerning women religious communities to their final elimination, it reveals the pressure of the authorities on the activities of monasteries.