An analysis of the forms and methods by which the clergy influences the young people of the Soviet Union. An understanding of these makes it possible to define vital problems in atheistic work, especially in the school. (Author/SE)

Current trends in ethical/moral instruction are placed in context by tracing educational and social change from the 19th century to the present. The focus on religion for salvation and on good behavior lasted in modified form well into the 19th century. In the late 19th century curriculum in the schools changed due to immigration, industrialism,…