Former USSR Culture Workshop

4. Religions

Official Religions

• #1. Russian Orthodox — Historically Russians by law must be Orthodox, not so strict today
  Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), Phoenix. — Service videos
  
• Muslim — ? in Phoenix
  
• Jew — Non-Orthodox, Orthodox,
  Bukharian (Uzbekistan) (1/2 of Arizona Russian immigrants)
  
• Buddhist

• 10% Old Believers — Original Orthodox, Old Ritualists (many in Oregon, Washington, Canada...)
  
• With priests
• Without priests
  
• 10% Sectarians, heretics, Spiritual Christians — Rejected Orthodox icons, pope, ritual, payments, holidays, fasts,
  
• Molokans ("Milk drinkers") and Jumpers (1911 to Arizona, 1000 in 1920) <1% to US
  
• Doukhobors — 1/3 to Canada
• Others (New Israelites, Flagellates, Castrators, Doves, Wanderers,....) Very few to US.
  

• Old (Baptist, Catholic, Mennonite, Lutheran, ...) Germans from Russia, Arizona Sun Chapter
  
• New (Mormon, Adventist, Jehovah Witness, Baha'i, ...), nationalism (Pioneers, Nashi, skin-heads, …)
  1/3 of ASU Russian language students are missionaries to Russia.
  RUSSIA: The Missionaries' Tales