About the book: year / How did religion arise? How were the primitive beliefs of primitive people able to grow into entire worldview systems? The book “People, Idols and Gods,” which reveals from a Marxist position the main stages in the development of religious ideas and beliefs, answers these questions. The author of the book is a member of the Central Committee of the Italian Communist Party, General Secretary of the “Italy-USSR” society. A major specialist in the field of history of religion, prof. A. Donini, based on an analysis of rich factual material, convincingly shows that Christianity is not an exceptional, supernatural phenomenon, not a “divine revelation”, but, like other religious movements, has earthly roots and was generated by a certain era. The book is written in simple, figurative language.