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Irreligion was the official state policy during the Soviet Union and was rigorously enforced. [3] This led to the persecution of Christians in the country. [4] Since the collapse of Communism, Russia has seen an upsurge of religion. [5]
According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
By applying the ethnic principle, people who are indifferent to religion or are outspoken atheists, those who have converted to a different faith to that assigned by nationality, and people who participate in religions which historically have not been associated to specific ethnic groups in Russia—namely Old Believers, new Russian converts to ...
Of the global atheist and non-religious population, 76% live in Asia and the Pacific, while the remainder reside in Europe (12%), North America (5%), Latin America and the Caribbean (4%), sub-Saharan Africa (2%) and the Middle East and North Africa (less than 1%). [10] The prevalence of atheism in Africa and South America typically falls below ...
Religion in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was dominated by the fact that it became the first state to have as one objective of its official ideology the elimination of existing religion, and the prevention of future implanting of religious belief, with the goal of establishing state atheism (gosateizm).
According to various reports, the proportion of Atheists in Russia is between 16% and 48% of the population. [ 119 ] Islam is the second-largest religion in Russia, and it is the traditional religion among most peoples of the North Caucasus , and among some Turkic peoples scattered along the Volga-Ural region. [ 120 ]
Russian atheism activists (35 P) C. Russian critics of Christianity (2 P) I. Russian critics of Islam (3 P) ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view ...
Russian atheism activists (35 P) Pages in category "Russian atheists" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. ... Statistics; Cookie statement;