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''See also:'' [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]
''See also:'' [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]
''Christianity Today'' indicated in 2017:
{{Cquote|“The comeback of religion in a region once dominated by atheist regimes is striking,” states Pew in its latest report. Today, only 14 percent of the region’s population identify as atheists, agnostics, or “nones.” By comparison, 57 percent identify as Orthodox, and another 18 percent as Catholics.
In a [http://www.pewforum.org/2017/05/10/religious-belief-and-national-belonging-in-central-and-eastern-europe/ massive study] based on face-to-face interviews with 25,000 adults in 18 countries, Pew examined how national and religious identities have converged over the decades in Central and Eastern Europe. The result is one of the most thorough accountings of what Orthodox Christians (and their neighbors) believe and do.<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2017/may/pew-atheism-failed-central-eastern-europe-orthodox-identity.html Pew: Here’s How Badly Soviet Atheism Failed in Europe]. Christianity Today, 2017</ref>}}
Under Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] nearly 30,000 churches have been built in [[Russia]].<ref>[https://www.fairplanet.org/editors-pick/why-building-churches-in-russia-if-of-higher-priority-than-building-schools/ WHY BUILDING CHURCHES IN RUSSIA IS OF HIGHER PRIORITY THAN BUILDING SCHOOLS], Igor Serebryany, MAY 29, 2019. fairplanet.org</ref><ref>[https://www.christiantoday.com/article/russian.orthodox.church.revival.under.putin.continues/78687.htm Russian Orthodox Church revival under Putin continues], Mark Woods, 04 February 2016. christiantoday.com</ref><ref>[https://www./features/2017/10/19/putin-and-the-triumph-of-christianity-in-russia Putin and the ‘triumph of Christianity’ in Russia], By Glenn Ellis and Viktoryia Kolchyna, ''[[Reuters]]'', 19 Oct 2017. aljazeera.com</ref><ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/how-vladimir-putin-helped-resurrect-the-russian-orthodox-church/article16361650/ How Vladimir Putin helped resurrect the Russian Orthodox Church], MARK MACKINNONSENIOR INTERNATIONAL, ''The Globe and Mail'', JANUARY 15, 2014. theglobeandmail.com</ref><ref>[https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/why-the-catholic-church-sides-with-putin-and-orban/ Why the Catholic Church Sides with Putin and Orban], JAMES JOYNER · SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023.</ref>
Under Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] nearly 30,000 churches have been built in [[Russia]].<ref>[https://www.fairplanet.org/editors-pick/why-building-churches-in-russia-if-of-higher-priority-than-building-schools/ WHY BUILDING CHURCHES IN RUSSIA IS OF HIGHER PRIORITY THAN BUILDING SCHOOLS], Igor Serebryany, MAY 29, 2019. fairplanet.org</ref><ref>[https://www.christiantoday.com/article/russian.orthodox.church.revival.under.putin.continues/78687.htm Russian Orthodox Church revival under Putin continues], Mark Woods, 04 February 2016. christiantoday.com</ref><ref>[https://www./features/2017/10/19/putin-and-the-triumph-of-christianity-in-russia Putin and the ‘triumph of Christianity’ in Russia], By Glenn Ellis and Viktoryia Kolchyna, ''[[Reuters]]'', 19 Oct 2017. aljazeera.com</ref><ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/how-vladimir-putin-helped-resurrect-the-russian-orthodox-church/article16361650/ How Vladimir Putin helped resurrect the Russian Orthodox Church], MARK MACKINNONSENIOR INTERNATIONAL, ''The Globe and Mail'', JANUARY 15, 2014. theglobeandmail.com</ref><ref>[https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/why-the-catholic-church-sides-with-putin-and-orban/ Why the Catholic Church Sides with Putin and Orban], JAMES JOYNER · SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023.</ref>