Russia Facts

Population

• 150 million (almost 5 million in St. Petersburg alone.)

Religion

• Largely Atheist due to over 70 years of Communist rule.
  
  
• The majority of "religious" Russians claim to be Orthodox.
  
  
  
• Groups other than Orthodox that meet to study the Bible are called "cults".
  
  
• Islam is growing rapidly among Russians as is Mormonism and Jehovah's Witnesses.
  
  
• Less than 1% of Russians claim faith in Christ.
  
  

St. Petersburg

        St. Petersburg, established in 1703, is one of the oldest cities in Russia and was home to the Czars until the Communist Revolution in 1917. The city is still rich in history and full of beautiful architecture today. Russians are a proud people with deeply ingrained traditions. Please pray that we would meet them where they are and lead them to where God wants them to be spiritually.


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