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Women in the Leadership of the Lutheran Congregations in the Latvian and Estonian SSRs (1944–1967)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper is dedicated to women’s leadership in Lutheran congregations in the Latvian and Estonian Soviet Socialist Republics from 1944 to 1967. The author analyses how Soviet anti-religious policy, post-war hardship, and clergy shortages reshaped congregational life and created space for women to serve as preachers and informal leaders. Using church and state archival sources, the study highlights eight women who sustained religious life despite institutional barriers, contributing to broader debates on women’s ordination in Baltic Lutheran history.

Source: Scientific Readings of Young Historians

DOI: 10.22364/jvzl.11.04

Author: Diāna Hristenko

Institution: University of Latvia

Language: English

Topic: Soviet and Russian History

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7223679299

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