Quote Originally Posted by Fisherking View Post
But wouldn’t that make believers more fervent and dedicated to their principles once it returned?
Quote Originally Posted by rvg View Post
That would be the case if religion was suppressed. In case of Albania it wasn't suppressed, it was exterminated.
We have indeed seen fire, brimstone and jew-on-a-stake in orthodox ex-sovjets, with worrying fundamentalism on the rise. Ditto for the muslim republics.

Except Albania, of course. Compare Albania to Chechnya, and you get your "Hoxha-effect".