I knew a communist orthodox Christian and I also think there might be a bit of chicken and the egg with the fact the soviet union continually disrespected Orthodox Christian communities
Communist orthodox Christians in former USSR tend to hold even more social conservative views than other people who are not really social progressive themselves.
USSR opposed Orthodox Church more due to the fact that Orthodox Church was one of the pillars of the Russian Empire, fiercely opposed expropriation of the church-owned economic assets and supported Whites in the Civil War.
I knew a communist orthodox Christian and I also think there might be a bit of chicken and the egg with the fact the soviet union continually disrespected Orthodox Christian communities
Communist orthodox Christians in former USSR tend to hold even more social conservative views than other people who are not really social progressive themselves.
USSR opposed Orthodox Church more due to the fact that Orthodox Church was one of the pillars of the Russian Empire, fiercely opposed expropriation of the church-owned economic assets and supported Whites in the Civil War.