Abstract
The article discusses some issues of the Soviet government's policy towards Islam in the Aktobe region. The authors examine the policies of the Soviet government in 1917-1953. divided into three main periods. Since 1929, brutal persecution of all confessions of the Soviet Union began. During this period, mosques were closed by decrees and resolutions from above, and church valuables were confiscated. The city archive of the Aktobe region contains protocols and extracts from the Presidiums regarding this issue. One of the organizations engaged in anti-religious agitation is the organization of militant atheists. This organization dates back to 1925. Union of Militant Atheists cells were formed in all regions, including Aktobe region. The purpose of the article is to analyze the features of the policy of restriction and persecution of Islam in the Aktobe region and the socio-political situation during the establishment of the Bolshevik regime, manifestation of the policy pursued in the union republics and in the Aktobe region, as well as decrees and resolutions on the destruction of the Islamic religion in the territory of this region. During the preparation of the article, documents from the Almaty city archive and the state archive of the Aktobe region were used, as well as scientific research published in the Aktobe region.