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Substitutes for Church Ritual Replace Ceremonies in Soviet Life
In Trotsky article from Moscow the shift toward Communist rites in birth marriage and death appears as a substitute for church ceremonies. Names like Octobrina and Ninel appear for girls and new birth inspections replace christenings. Weddings gain public ritual, cremation is urged with outward display, and moving pictures are proposed to counter church and saloon influences.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Aue
Russia
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
Lenin
Soviet Republic
Troteky