Vilhovyj J. The policy of the Soviet state in relation to Protestant churches in Ukraine (middle 40 – 70s of the 20th century).

The thesis is devoted to the analysis of policy of the Soviet state concerning faith of evangelical christians- Baptists, Adventists of the seventh day, christians of evangelical belief in the middle 40-70s of the 20th century. Features of development of the specified churches are construed, their reaction on changes of methods of the state influence to religious formations, the reasons of fast ascending of the quantity of communities members are disclosed, their number is counted up, the provision of clerics is characterizied. It is proved, that activity of the given Protestant faiths in the researched period practically completely lay under influence of power structures. Internal development and interconfessional activity of the specified religious formations is annualized. The role of a communist-state machinery and specials services in split and destroying of the church organizations of protestants in Ukraine is disclosed.