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. David C. Lewis. After Atheism: Religion and Ethnicity in Russia and Central Asia. Surrey, UK: Curzon Press, 2000. 320 pp. Distributed by St. Martin's Press, NY.

. David C. Lewis. After Atheism: Religion and Ethnicity in Russia and Central Asia. Surrey, UK:... ists in comparative education. It demonstrates the extent to which social and political contexts both enabie and set limits on what educators can accomplish. This well- documented and well-written study is remarkably broad, balanced and humane. It of- fers valuable insight into the reality of Russia today, as well as the world of education reform. J a n e t Vaillant H a r v a r d University . David C. Lewis. After Atheism: Religion a n d Ethnicity in Russia a n d C e n t r a l Asia. Surrey, UK: Curzon Press, 2000. 320 pp. Distributed by St. Martin's Press, NY. A decade ago, an archbishop of the Russian Orthodox Church told me that the So- viet Union's collapse was God's miracle, provoked by the corruption and anti-re- ligious policies of the Soviet Union. David C. Lewis probably would agree. His book addresses the interconnections of religion, morality, identity, and politics in the Soviet successor states and in Mongolia. Lewis's title, After Atheism, contains a splendid pun, since he has travelled widely searching to understand the legacies of Soviet as- saults on believers, and the rebirth of beliefs and practices in numerous contexts http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian-American Slavic Studies Brill

. David C. Lewis. After Atheism: Religion and Ethnicity in Russia and Central Asia. Surrey, UK: Curzon Press, 2000. 320 pp. Distributed by St. Martin's Press, NY.

Canadian-American Slavic Studies , Volume 36 (3): 358 – Jan 1, 2002

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© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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10.1163/221023902X00243
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ists in comparative education. It demonstrates the extent to which social and political contexts both enabie and set limits on what educators can accomplish. This well- documented and well-written study is remarkably broad, balanced and humane. It of- fers valuable insight into the reality of Russia today, as well as the world of education reform. J a n e t Vaillant H a r v a r d University . David C. Lewis. After Atheism: Religion a n d Ethnicity in Russia a n d C e n t r a l Asia. Surrey, UK: Curzon Press, 2000. 320 pp. Distributed by St. Martin's Press, NY. A decade ago, an archbishop of the Russian Orthodox Church told me that the So- viet Union's collapse was God's miracle, provoked by the corruption and anti-re- ligious policies of the Soviet Union. David C. Lewis probably would agree. His book addresses the interconnections of religion, morality, identity, and politics in the Soviet successor states and in Mongolia. Lewis's title, After Atheism, contains a splendid pun, since he has travelled widely searching to understand the legacies of Soviet as- saults on believers, and the rebirth of beliefs and practices in numerous contexts

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