N. SHATAGIN, USSR Historian. Doctor of History Science since 1953; Professor; Deputy Director, Institute of Marxism-Leninism, Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Career
Specialist in hist, of Soviet society, especially hist, of Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Red Army. Was member, team of authors writing new course on ‘istoriya Kommunisticheskoy partii Sovetskogo Soyuza” (History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union). 1960 presented paper on “The First World War and the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (Bolsheviks)” at 11th International Congress of History Science, Stockholm.
Religion
Religion is bad because it imposes irrational rules of good and bad behaviour.
Views
Every person has rights to express his or her opinion, but the opinion could be expressed if it was in accordance with the general interests of Soviet society.