by 20161
You obviously confused something. Being an atheist was the fashion of 73 years of Soviet rule.
Moreover, being a believer at the time was dangerous for health and partner.
And now it is just fashionable, and most importantly profitable, to be a believer.
And by baptizing a child into Orthodoxy, you are depriving him of the freedom to become a Muslim or a Catholic, or an agnostic, or a pashtarian in general.