Vladimir Lenin knew that Christianity weakened his brand of Communism.
The one institution that continued to resist Lenin’s will was the Orthodox Church. Christianity and Lenin’s brand of Communism were bound to collide, eventually. Lenin had always intended to campaign against religion and, if he could, destroy the Church, but he bided his time.
Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror, p 472
Fast forward to 2021.
Vladimir Lenin, meet Harsha Walia, executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, and Naomi Sayers, too: