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Member of the IHEU, the Russian Humanist Society is a nonprofit, cultural, educational, voluntary organisation. It carries out scientific investigation and dissemination of the ideas and principles of Humanism in Russia. It defends humanistic moral values, reason, and free- thinking and opposes all kinds of irrationalism in science and education. Russian Humanists support the open democratic society, welcome humanist trends in domestic culture and social relations and the humanization of the political and psychological atmosphere in Russia. To carry out these objectives the RHS builds educational programmes on the basis of humanist philosophy and psychology, scientific skepticism and critical thinking.

The organisation publishes the periodical Zdravyi Smysl (Common Sense); supports the teenager Õs newspapers Naskvoz (Breakthrough) and Chelovek Dumaushchii (The Thinker); and distributes booklets and books written by Humanists and Freethinkers. The RHS works in close collaboration with Centre for Inquiry, Buffalo.

Russian Humanist Society: 119899 Russia, Moscow, VorobÕevy Gory, Moscow State University, Philosophy Department, Russian Humanist Society

Tel: + 7 095 939 2408 and + 7 095 392 5247

Fax: + 7 095 939 2208

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Website http:/log.philos.msu.su/rhs/index.htm

The Russian Atheist Society is an anti-clerical organization. Read an article on Russian Atheists “Backlash of Faith Shakes Atheists” in the Guardian, UK, at www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,2763,418835,00.html

The Russian Atheist Society maintains an English language website at http://atheism.netfirms.com/indexe.htm

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