Voice of Nature

In 1917, a Communist Revolution occurred in Russia. Then, in 1991, after almost 75 years, the Communist regime collapsed. During this period, the Communist government flooded Russia’s media and schools with antireligious propaganda. According to communist ideology, religion reflects ‘false consciousness’ and is an appendix of the capitalist system. Following the abolition of the capitalist system in Russia, its ‘appendix’ should have ended if the communist ideology were true. The Soviet government claimed that it had eliminated religion from the USSR. But, astonishingly, religion remained alive there, and now, there is a revival among the new generations. Joseph Stalin The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was a denier of God. However, at least one recorded event might suggest that he would also remember God under challenging circumstances. In 1942, during the Second World War, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) visited Moscow to discuss forming a Second Front against Hitler with Soviet leaders. In this context, Churchill presented the Allied military plan to Stalin, codenamed Torch. Since Stalin feared Hitler’s increasing onslaught, he took a deep interest in this plan. Churchill writes that at a particular stage in detailing this plan, Stalin’s interest in it had significantly increased, and he uttered these words: “May God prosper this undertaking.” (Winston S.