The mosque was blown up in 1934 as result of the Soviet anti-religious campaign.
After Khrushchev left office, the anti-religious campaign led underneath him was criticized.
In 1937, his grandfather was executed during the Soviet anti-religious campaigns.
The tone of the anti-religious campaign changed and became more moderate .
After Khrushchev's fall, Soviet writers began to cautiously question the effectiveness of his anti-religious campaign.
New anti-religious campaigns took place after the war, especially under Nikita Khrushchev.
The Soviet government had begun an anti-religious campaign against believers after the revolution in 1917.
The anti-religious campaign of Frelimo formally ended in 1982 when the party in power held a big meeting with all the main religious institutions.
On the other hand, he reintroduced aggressive anti-religious campaigns, closing down many houses of worship.
In the spring a weekly journal,Bezbozhnik, was set up to conduct a popular anti-religious campaign.