Irreligion in Russia
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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] Adding together those who are undecided, those who are spiritual but not religious, and those who are atheistic, as of a 2012 survey, 27.5% of Russians claim no particular religious affiliation.
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Religion in Russia as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)[1][2] | ||||
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Russian Orthodoxy | 51% | |||
Unaffiliated Christians | 4.1% | |||
Other Christians and other religions | 1.7% | |||
Other Orthodox | 1.5% | |||
Islam | 12.5% | |||
Rodnovery, Tengrism and other native faiths | 1.2% | |||
Tibetan Buddhism | 0.5% | |||
Spiritual but not religious | 15% | |||
Atheism | 7% | |||
Undetermined/undecided | 5.5% |
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Many Russian secularists feel that the new religious establishments are now abusing the system for their own advantage despite the separation of church and state in the Russian Constitution.[6][7][8]