Religion - The traditional religions in Russia are Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism. The dominant religion is Russian Orthodoxy, but other smaller Christian denominations also exist - Catholics, Armenian Greogorians, and a variety of Protestant churches. Prior to the Revolution, the Russian Orthodox Church was the country's state religion, and today it remains to be the largest religious body in the country. On 15 January 2013, a survey completed by the Russian Academy of Sciences stated that 79% of the Russian population belong to the Russian Orthodox Church. The majority of the Orthodox believers do not attend church regularly. Easter is the most popular religious holiday in Russia, and is celebrated by more than 90% of all Russian citizens; even a large number of the non-religious.
Buddhism is the traditional religion in three regions: Buryatia, Tuva, and Kalmykia. Local sources estimate that there are 7-9 million Muslims in Russia, but Western and Islamic sources estimate that number to be larger - around 15-20 million. Most Muslims live in the Volga-Ural region, Caucasus, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Western Siberia. The induction into the different religions takes place usually along ethnic lines. The Slave are mainly Orthodox Christian, the Turkic speakers are predominantly Muslim, and the Mongolic peoples are generally Buddhists.
It is reported by various sources that the number of non-religious in Russia are between 16–48% of the population. There has been a significant decrease in the number of atheist in the country - only 7% consider themselves atheist, which is a decrease of 5% in three years.
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Religious holidays were banned after the 1917 revolution, but are now on the Russian calendar again. The people of Russia can once again celebrate Christmas and Easter in grand fashion. Russian Christians celebrate these holidays slightly different from the West due to the Russian Orthodox Church still using the old Julian calendar that now falls 13 days behind, and not the Gregorian calendar that has been adopted by most of the Western world. The Russian Christmas is marked on January 7, instead of December 25. This goes for all religious holidays – when Europe’s finished celebrating, Russia only begins to prepare for their grand celebrations.
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow is one of Russia's most famous churches. It’s also the country’s largest. It is visible all over central Moscow with its white bulk exterior crowned in with a golden dome, and clad in marble. The original cathedral was constructed in the 19th century to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon. It took more than 40 years to build and in 1933 was reduced to rubble in only one day by the order of the Russian leader Stalin. It was then rebuilt in the 90s, and has become a symbol of the spiritual revival in Russia and also the newly found power of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Buddhism is the traditional religion in three regions: Buryatia, Tuva, and Kalmykia. Local sources estimate that there are 7-9 million Muslims in Russia, but Western and Islamic sources estimate that number to be larger - around 15-20 million. Most Muslims live in the Volga-Ural region, Caucasus, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Western Siberia. The induction into the different religions takes place usually along ethnic lines. The Slave are mainly Orthodox Christian, the Turkic speakers are predominantly Muslim, and the Mongolic peoples are generally Buddhists.
It is reported by various sources that the number of non-religious in Russia are between 16–48% of the population. There has been a significant decrease in the number of atheist in the country - only 7% consider themselves atheist, which is a decrease of 5% in three years.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
Religious holidays were banned after the 1917 revolution, but are now on the Russian calendar again. The people of Russia can once again celebrate Christmas and Easter in grand fashion. Russian Christians celebrate these holidays slightly different from the West due to the Russian Orthodox Church still using the old Julian calendar that now falls 13 days behind, and not the Gregorian calendar that has been adopted by most of the Western world. The Russian Christmas is marked on January 7, instead of December 25. This goes for all religious holidays – when Europe’s finished celebrating, Russia only begins to prepare for their grand celebrations.
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow is one of Russia's most famous churches. It’s also the country’s largest. It is visible all over central Moscow with its white bulk exterior crowned in with a golden dome, and clad in marble. The original cathedral was constructed in the 19th century to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon. It took more than 40 years to build and in 1933 was reduced to rubble in only one day by the order of the Russian leader Stalin. It was then rebuilt in the 90s, and has become a symbol of the spiritual revival in Russia and also the newly found power of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Source: http://russiapedia.rt.com/basic-facts-about-russia/religion