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Even children were invited to join the atheists'path. In public schools, atheist clubs were being formed, actively promoted by the
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international sensation. The
American Association for the Advancement of Atheism announced its fund-raising campaign to support Ivanov's project but gave it a scandalously racist interpretation.
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