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* The Soviet War Factory from ''[[Command & Conquer|Red Alert 2]]'' (shown above), with an "onion dome"—a traditional element of Russian Orthodox church architecture—lodged on its roof. Several other Soviet structures in this game were given similar "attachments". On the other hand, Red Alert is built entirely on [[Camp]] and [[Rule of Cool]]/[[Rule of Funny]], so this can be excused by the [[MST3K Mantra]].
** May be [[Justified Trope|justified]] as the Bolsheviks (especially at the beginning) found new uses for building of "opium of the people". The churches were converted into stables, warehouses etc.
** ...or just blown up. The Bolsheviks were openly anti-religious and any Christian symbolism was prohibited until [[The Eighties]]. It is however noted that [[Joseph Stalin]] did open relations with the Russian Orthodox Church during [[World War II]] as a way to rouse patriotic support, if only in a pragmatic way that is.
* The Kremlin wonder in ''[[Rise of Nations]]'' ...is actually St. Basil's Cathedral.
* The Kremlin wonder in ''[[Civilization]] IV'' ... is actually St. Basil's Cathedral.
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