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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>}}

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./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> An average of three churches have been built per day.<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>

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./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> An average of three churches have been built per day out of the satate budget.<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> Like the United Kingdom, there is no [[separation of church and state]]. The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] is the official state religion, however there is widespread tolerance for Islam, Buddhism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism and other recognized faiths by law.

=== Desecularization and Britain ===

=== Desecularization and Britain ===