The article explores the history of official "religious" travels to and from the USSR in the period of 1943 to 1985. The main sources are the documents of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. The study analyzes how the trips were prepared and realized, how and why were people from various religious confessions sent abroad and invited to the Soviet Union, and other related issues. The author distinguishes the following types of official missions: diplomatic, recreational, educational, religious-functional, and pilgrimage. There were three key political objectives - propaganda, information and recruitment. These trips played an important role as they established a systematic form of communication, which sometimes served as alternative to official diplomacy. Keywords: Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Council for Religious Affairs, the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate, Soviet diplomacy. The purpose of this article is to show the role and significance of religious travel during the Cold War. The publication will analyze only those official documents that are available to the public.- The article was prepared with the financial support of the Russian State Scientific Foundation 14-01-00488. Pivovarov N. Kto vzvitali v SSSR i kto posledali za zarubezhu po religionnoi linii (1943-1985) [Who was invited to the USSR and who was sent abroad along the religious line (1943-1985)]. 2017. N 1. pp. 185-215. Pivovarov, Nikita (2017) "What Kind of Religious Persons Were Invited to the USSR, and Who Was Allowed to Go Abroad (1943-1985)", Gosudarstvo, religiia, tserkov' v Rossii i za rubezhom 35(1): 185-215. page 185trips abroad of religious figures from the USSR and representatives of foreign religious structures in the USSR, which were discussed and approved by the top leadership of the country represented by the Central Committee of the CPSU (b)/CPSU. Studying such official trips will help to broade ... Read more