Rather repress it for most of it's history. Could the Soviets from the beginning co-op Religion and turn the various religious institutions within the country into a mouthpiece for Communism. Given passages and acts from the bible and Koran could be skewed in a communist or socialist light would this be possible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_communism#Basis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_socialism
How would this effect the view of communism among the religious around the world
What would be the impact on Soviet Union and broader communist world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_communism#Basis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_socialism
How would this effect the view of communism among the religious around the world
What would be the impact on Soviet Union and broader communist world