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* {{region_denominations}} - [[Russian Orthodox Church]]
* Regions - [[Central economic region]] | , [[Central Black Earth economic region]] | , [[East Siberian economic region]] | , [[Far Eastern economic region]] | , [[Northern economic region]] | , [[North Caucasus economic region]] | , [[Northwestern economic region]] | , [[Volga economic region]] | , [[Urals economic region]] | , [[Volga-Vyatka economic region]] | , [[West Siberian economic region]] | , [[Kaliningrad economic region]]* Major cities - [[Moscow]] | , [[Saint Petersburg]]
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* {{region_schools}}| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}* [[Christianity or Islam in Russian History (G.G.)]] |{{quotes}} ==Main article==
Russia is a country in Eastern [[Europe]] and northern [[Asia]]. Despite almost a century of communist rule that suppressed [[Christianity]] and promoted [[atheism]], many of its 150 million citizens, have a connection with the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. Today there is freedom of religion of sorts in Russia, with some discrimination against minority denominations. Likewise, although Russia is now a democracy, there has in recent years been a slow erosion of freedom and human rights in the nation.
===Religion===
The most widespread religion in Russia is [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] dominated by [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. Second largest religion is [[Islam]]. Other branches of [[Christianity]] present in Russia include various [[Protestant]] denominations, [[Roman Catholicism]], and [[Old Believers]]. There is some presence of [[Judaism]] and [[Buddhism]]. [[Shamanism]] and other [[pagan]] beliefs are present to some extent in remote areas, sometimes syncretized with one of the mainstream religions.
Division into different religions takes place primarily along ethnic lines: the majority of religious Slavs are Orthodox, and the majority of religious people of Turkic descent are [[Muslim]].
A considerable portion of the population considers themselves [[atheist]]s.
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==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia Wikipedia - Russia]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Russia#Christianity Wikipedia - Religion in Russia#Christianity]
* [http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ddn4v5jr_41cwmww8 Russia's choice of Christianity over Islam]