Religion in Russia

Orthodox Christianity is the major religion in Russia. Approximately 15-20% of the total population practice Orthodox Christianity. Islam is the second largest religion. Approximately 10-15% of the total population are Muslim.

The majority of the country's Muslims live in the Volga-Urals region and the North Caucasus. Moscow, St. Petersburg, and parts of Siberia also have large Muslim populations. The country also has a small Jewish population, Approximately 600,000 Jews live in Russia and form 0.4% of the total population; most of them are concentrated in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

It was reported in 2017 that atheism in Russia had fallen by 50% in three years.

Evangelicalism and Russia

See also: Growth of Protestantism in Russia

According to the Christian Broadcasting Network:

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The Orthodox Church's biggest competitors are the evangelical, charismatic congregations, which are experiencing tremendous growth. "So many Russians are leaving the Orthodox Church and joining the charismatic churches and they don't like it," Ryakhovski said. Ryakhovski gave CBN News a document produced by a leading Russian research group and backed by the Orthodox Church. The paper was titled, "Ways to weaken the potential of neo-Pentecostal sects and to help their victims.".... Once a persecuted minority, evangelical Christians in Russia and the surrounding countries that once made up the former Soviet Union, are now exerting more influence in society by displaying what it means to be a true follower of Jesus Christ. "People are looking for meaning, they are looking for authentic lifestyles, authentic relationships," Sipko told CBN News. "And so in the midst of all the economic and social changes, we have the opportunity to demonstrate what a personal relationship with Jesus is like."

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