The most widespread religion in Russia is Orthodox Christianity, dominated by Russian Orthodox Church. It has been the major religion of Russia for centuries, with about 25 million followers (15% of the total population).^[1] Statistics published by the Russian Orthodox Church are much higher (60% of the total), but they're due to baptisms.^{[citation needed]}Islam, with about 15-30 million followers (depending on estimates), is the second largest religion.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was demolished by Soviet authorities in 1931 to make way for the Palace of Soviets. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to: The Eastern Orthodox Church: the Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine tradition that adhere to the seven Ecumenical Councils. ... The Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

As a consequence of state atheism 48.1% of Russian population are irreligious.^[7] State atheism is the official rejection of religion in all forms by a government in favor of atheism. ... This section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Other branches of Christianity present in Russia include various Protestant faiths, Roman Catholicism, and Old Believers. There is some presence of Judaism, Buddhism, and Krishnaism (and other forms of Hinduism), as well. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers (Russian: ) separated after 1666 - 1667 from the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha in Tawang Gompa, India. ... Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (Bengal) Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnava religious movement founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534). ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages)[1] is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ...

We can notice today a growing movement of those who practice Slavianism (Slavic Neopaganism). Slavic neo-pagans, heathens or reconstructionists are religious groups or individuals who consider themselves to be the legitimate continuation of pre-Christian Slavic religion. ...

Shamanism and other cultural beliefs are present to some extent in remote areas, sometimes syncretized with one of the mainstream religions. This article is about the practice of shamanism; for other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). ...

Division into different religions takes place primarily along ethnic lines: the majority of religious Slavs are Orthodox or Neopagans, while the majority of religious people of Turkic descent are Muslims (most of them Sunnis). However there are also many converts to Islam among young Slavs. ^[8] The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to: The Eastern Orthodox Church: the Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine tradition that adhere to the seven Ecumenical Councils. ... Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is any of a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient, primarily pre-Christian and sometimes pre-Judaic religions. ... This article is about the various peoples speaking one of the Turkic languages. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. ...

A large percentage of Russians consider themselves atheists. ^[9]

Major religions and religious denominations in Russia

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See also: Russian Orthodox Church and Islam in Russia

• Islam: 30 million - 21%
• Orthodox Christianity: 25 million - 15/20%
• Protestantism
• Catholicism
• Atheism [3]

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Adherents

Detailed analysis of popularity of religions in Russia is complicated by the fact that different approaches to quantifying adherents of different religious groups often give contradictory results.

• The most natural approach is based on self-identification data. The majority of Russian citizens, and as many as 80% of ethnic Russians, self-identify as Russian Orthodox. This makes Russian Orthodox Church by far the most widespread religion, with as many as 70-75 million adult adherents.

Based on self-identification data, population of Russia includes 60% of Russian Orthodox Christians; 5% of Muslim; around 1% of Protestants (including 0.3% of Lutherans); somewhat less that 1% of Roman Catholics and Old Believers. Between 0.5% and 1% of population are adherents of Buddhism. Russian census of 2002 found 230 thousand (0.16%) ethnic Jews in the country, but only 8% of them (0.01% of total population) self-identify as followers of Judaism. The Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers (Russian: ) separated after 1666 - 1667 from the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon. ... A statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha in Tawang Gompa, India. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• The so-called "ethnic approach" is primarily useful when applied towards ethnic religious communities that are small and/or compact enough to be "left out" of normal public opinion polls. It based on an assumption that 100% of population of every ethnic minority are adherents of their group's traditional religion. A good example of such a religious community is Assyrian Church of the East, represented in Russia by ethnic Assyrians. With the body of followers of less than 15,000, it wouldn't show up or would fall within the margin of error on any reasonable religious self-identification poll, and its size can only be reasonably inferred from census data using the ethnic approach.

Unfortunately, the ethnic approach is sometimes misused to artificially "inflate" prevalence of certain religions. For example, according to the Russian census of 2002, at least 14 million Russians belong to traditional Islamic ethnic groups (Tatars, Bashkirs, etc.) Due to the worker migration from former Soviet republics, this number may have grown to 20 million by 2007. Consequently, it is often claimed that Islam has 14 million (or even 20-25 million) adherents in Russia. ^[10] On the other hand, self-identification analysis results in a more conservative estimate of 6-7 million adult Muslims. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Assyrian Church of the East... It has been suggested that Assyrian people be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the people. ... The Bashkirs, a Turkic people, live in Russia, mostly in the republic of Bashkortostan. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

• One can get radically different results by estimating the number of observant followers of every religion, the reason being that members of many ethnic groups often choose to self-identify as adherents to a certain religion for cultural reasons, although they would not fit any traditional religiousness criteria (church attendance, familiarity with basic dogmas of their faith). For example, even though 80% of ethnic Russians self-identify as Russian Orthodox, less than 10% of them attend church services more than once a month. Similar numbers apply to most Islamic ethnic groups outside Northern Caucasus.

Depending on the exact criteria, it is believed that there are 3-15 million practicing Orthodox Christians and 1.5-4 million practicing Muslims in Russia.^[11] It is difficult to estimate observance of self-identified followers of other religions. The only faiths which are likely not to suffer from this phenomenon as strongly are those without ethnic basis in the country: most branches of Protestantism, New religious movements, Krishnaism, Baha'i. A new religious movement or NRM is a term used to refer to a religious faith, or an ethical, spiritual or philosophical movement of recent origin that isnt part of an established denomination, church, or religious body. ... Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (Bengal) Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnava religious movement founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534). ... Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Bahai House of Worship attracts an average of three and a half million visitors a year. ...

• Yet another way of comparing relative popularity of various religions in Russia is to look at the numbers of registered local congregations (Christian parishes, Muslim mosques, and so on). According to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), there were 21,664 registered religious organizations in Russia as of January 1st, 2004, including 20,403 local congregations. 10,767 were Russian Orthodox; 3,397 were Muslim; almost 5,000 were various Protestant organizations and groups; 267 were Old Believers; 256 were Judaic; 235 were Roman Catholic; 180 were Buddhist. However, religions can vary significantly in numbers of followers per congregation, and some religions may be somewhat "under-registered" for various reasons.

Using these numbers, one attempt to estimate numbers of practicing followers of different religions in Russia arrives at the following results: 3-15 million Russian Orthodox; 2.8 million Muslim; over 1.5 million Protestant (including at least 900 thousand Pentecostals); no more than 500 thousand Buddhists; 300 thousand followers of New religious movements; 60-200 thousand Roman Catholic; 50-80 thousand Old Believers. The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... A new religious movement or NRM is a term used to refer to a religious faith, or an ethical, spiritual or philosophical movement of recent origin that isnt part of an established denomination, church, or religious body. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers (Russian: ) separated after 1666 - 1667 from the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon. ...

One experiences similar problems when trying to determine the number of atheists in Russia. As discussed above, the majority of Russians are non-observant, and more than 50% never attend church services of any kind. On the other hand, numbers of those self-identifying as "non-religious" are much lower, and, further, vary wildly from poll to poll (from 14% to 36%). Numbers of self-identified atheists are often as low as 4%. ^{[12] [13]} “Atheist” redirects here. ...

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Dynamics

Several mechanisms are responsible for gradual changes in the religious structure of Russia.

• Most religions present in Russia are ethnic-based. Expectedly, their prevalence changes as their respective ethnic groups grow or shrink. The most prominent example of this is Judaism -- the number of ethnic Jews in Russia shrunk by more than a factor of 10 since mid-20th century; correspondingly, Judaism is now all but non-existent. Number of Lutherans and Mennonites has declined somewhat since Soviet era due to emigration of Volga Germans. Conversely, the population of Islamic ethnic groups continues to grow (from 8% of total population of the country in 1989 to at least 10% in 2002), and so does prevalence of Islam.
• Missionary work of various Western Protestant and "new religious" groups in Russia since 1990 contributed to growth of a number of non-ethnic religions and faiths.
• There are indications that some traditional religions are on the decline as well. Old believers are down to less than 1% compared to 10% in Czarist Russia. Buddhism is on the decline among its traditional followers in Southern Asia, supplanted by Shamanism.
• On the other hand, the New Age movement has led to emergence of some "non-traditional" religions in large cities. Polls indicate that around 1% of population of Moscow and St.Petersburg self-identify as Buddhists. Many of these are Slavic and have no ethnic connection to Buddhism.
• Like many other developed countries, Russia experiences growth of Neopaganism, but it is difficult to quantify. On one hand, the number of people who believe in various occult and paranormal phenomena is quite high, even comparable to the number of Christians. Slavic mythology is popular. On the other hand, the prevalence of overt neopagans appears to be low.

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Registered religious organizations

The following is a detailed breakdown of numbers of registered religious organizations in Russia as of December 2006^[14].

Christianity

Orthodox

12830 organizations, including:

• Russian Orthodox Church: 12,214
• Old believers (a breakaway faction of the Russian Orthodox Church): 285 (divided among 4 groups)
• Armenian Apostolic: 68
• Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church: 43
• Russian Orthodox Church Abroad: 30
• Molokan: 27
• Russian True Orthodox Church: 42
• Russian Orthodox Free Church: 10
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate: 11
• Dukhobor: 0

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Protestant

4453 organizations.

• Pentecostals: 1,486
• Baptists: 965
• Evangelicals: 740
• Seventh-day Adventist: 652
• Lutheran: 228 (divided among 4 groups)
• Presbyterian: 187
• Methodist: 115
• New Apostolic: 80
• Various evangelical groups (Word of Faith, Apostolic, "teetotallers"): 70
• Salvation Army: 32
• Church of Christ: 26
• Mennonite: 9
• Reformist: 5
• Anglican: 1

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Catholic

253 organizations.

• Roman Catholic: 248
• Greek Catholic: 5

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Other

507 organizations.

• Jehovah's Witnesses: 386
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons): 50
• Church of the "Sovereign" Icon of the Mother of God: 27
• Church of the Last Testament: 11
• Unification Church: 9
• non-denominational Christian: 24

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Other religions

4355 organizations.

• Islam: 3,537
• Judaism: 267 (divided among Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform groups).
  • Karaite: 1
• Buddhism: 192
• Krishnaism: 80
• Baha'i: 20
• Shamanism: 14
• Pagan: 11
• Taoism: 6
• Assyrian: 2
• Scientology: 2
• Tantra: 2
• Hinduism: 1
• Sikh: 1
• Zoroastrianism: 1
• Spiritual Unity (Tolstoyan): 1
• Living Ethics (Rerikhian): 1
• Other Confessions: 216

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See also

• Religion in the Soviet Union
• Buddhism in Russia
• Islam in Russia
• Judaism in Russia
• Religion in present-day nations and states
• Roman Catholicism in Russia
• Protestants in Russia

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was demolished by Soviet authorities in 1931 to make way for the Palace of Soviets. ... Historically, Buddhism has been incoroporated into Russian lands as early as the late 15th central, when Russian expansionists travelled to and settled in Siberia and what is now the Russian Far East. ... According to the United States Department of State, there are an estimated 14 to 20 million Muslims in Russia, constituting approximately 14 percent of the population and forming the largest religious minority. ... The vast territories of the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest Jewish population in the world. ... This is a list of religion by country articles, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Roman Catholic Church in Russia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ... Protestants in Russia constitute about 1. ...

References

External links

• International Religious Freedom Report 2004: Russia
• Statistics of Russian Religiousness (Russian)
• Confessional Structure of Russian Population (Russian)
• Registered Religious Organizations as of January 1, 2004; Ministry of Justice data (Russian)
• Russia has a Muslim dilemma (article in San Francisco Chronicle)
• Muslims In Russia
• Religious minorities in Russia and Lithuania (Russian)