Russia nevertheless was a "Christian" country long before it was taken over by the Marxists. The Czars could be quite unChristian in how they maliciously evoked "Christ" to discriminate against the Jews and others, however.
Once the communists took over the country, Stalin tried to outlaw religion. Putin takes a much more realistic view that the people are allowed their faith, but in true totalitarian fashion restricts how they are allowed to openly express it.
P.S. the only 'Anglo Saxon' countries are the U.K. and Canada.