Editing Soviet Union (section)

==== Laws Against Religion ====
The Communists advocated atheism, meaning a belief that there is no higher reality (Heaven forbid), and therefore with the revolution, the Communist regime began imposing restrictions on all religions, especially Judaism.

Among the laws designed to harm the observance of Jewish mitzvot were:

* Prohibition against providing Jewish education to more than three children together, alongside mandatory education in government schools. This prohibition was intended to prevent Jewish education for children.
* Prohibition against closing factories on Shabbat, which resulted in Shabbat observers losing their livelihoods, making it impossible for them to work in regular workplaces. Exceptions were private businesses managed from home.
* Many synagogues and mikvaot were closed by the authorities, and kosher slaughter was prohibited.

During that period, the "Iron Curtain" was imposed (prohibition of entry and exit), which turned the Soviet Union into one large prison and prevented any possibility of leaving the country.