Originally Posted by The Demon

I don't understand the question. Have I given off the impression that the Soviet Union would have been better off with religion? I'm not sure where you got that. Communism isn't necessarily secular but all communist countries(that I'm aware of) ban religion. It's a basic Marxist principle that "God" has no place in society. There's a lot more religion now In Russia than ever before and they're as corrupt as ever so I don't think much would have changed with the serf mentality.