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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 ===

== 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]]

''See also:'' [[Atheists and the endurance of religion]] and [[Atheism and women]] and [[Communism and religious persecution]]