As the years progressed, it became increasingly clear that the old Marxist assumption[REF] that religion would die away quickly and easily was highly mistaken as resistance to the anti-religious policies was found across the country.
Different parts of the Soviet leadership disagreed with each on how best to combat religion, with positions ranging from the 'rightist' belief that religion would die on its own naturally with increasing education, and the 'leftist' belief that religion needed to be attacked strongly.