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Nonetheless, the comeback of religion in a region once dominated by atheist regimes is striking – particularly in some historically Orthodox countries, where levels of religious affiliation have risen substantially in recent decades.<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2017/05/10/religious-belief-and-national-belonging-in-central-and-eastern-europe/ ''Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe''], Pew Research, 2017</ref>}}
Nonetheless, the comeback of religion in a region once dominated by atheist regimes is striking – particularly in some historically Orthodox countries, where levels of religious affiliation have risen substantially in recent decades.<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2017/05/10/religious-belief-and-national-belonging-in-central-and-eastern-europe/ ''Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe''], Pew Research, 2017</ref>}}
=== Persistence of religion in the atheistic Soviet Union ===
''See also:'' [[Atheists and the endurance of religion]] and [[Atheism and women]] and [[Communism and religious persecution]]
Gene Zubovich wrote at the online academic journal ''Religion & Politics'' concerning the former [[Soviet Union]]:
{{Cquote|Despite the public spectacle and the very real repression of the Orthodox Church, however, religious belief and practice remained a part of everyday life and officials often tolerated religious practices, especially in the countryside. As Smolkin shows, even rank-and-file communists struggled with managing religious questions in family life. “What should a Leninist do if his family is still religious, does not permit taking down the icons, takes children to church, and so on,” a party member asked a Soviet newspaper’s advice column. The response “suggested a softer and more gradual approach to family disagreements over religion,” Smolkin writes. “Rather than break with his family, a Leninist should strive to enlighten.” It was common for male party members to marry religious women, the columnist noted, and they should be patient with their families.<ref>[https://religionandpolitics.org/2018/10/16/russias-journey-from-orthodoxy-to-atheism-and-back-again/ Russia’s Journey from Orthodoxy to Atheism, and Back Again] by Gene Zubovich, ''Religion & Politics'', 2018</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==