Religion in Modern Russia

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In reaction to the post(s) about religious traditions in Russia, I actually wondered something that could be considered jabbing it where it hurts to some people... so answer or not, whichever pleases you more (or hurts you less):

Most of the young(er) Russians I've met are extremely... non religious. The few older Russians (nearly always the hunched-over babushki type) are considerably more religious.

I'm mainly surprised to see, however, that religious tradition is alive and well in many families. However, is this the norm?: Do most families still "believe"? During the Soviet era, did Christianity/religion go "underground", or did people "stop believing"? Did the Soviet Union "succeed" in wiping out "religion" from Russia? Does the belief of: "the only belief is belief in the State" still exist in any major way?
Спасибо (и добрую Пасху)