Religion and Belief Systems

Russia was not Christianized until the 10th century. Before that it was a heavily Pagan area. The Byzantine version of Christianity (Orthodoxy) was officially adopted by Russia in 988 C.E. by Vladimir. Russia soon took Orthodoxy to heart and made it their own in the form of Russian Orthodoxy.

Internal Pages

• "Sex and the Orthodox Church in Russia" by Howard Brent Rachel
• Nicolaa's article on "Russian Paganism and Christianity" in Kievan Rus'
• History of the Russian Church
• Orthodox Calendar
• Icons - see Art, Icons, Calligraphy and Manuscripts
• Saints
• Church Music
• The Bogomil Movement
• Other Religious Groups in Russia: (Khazars, Mongols, Muslims, etc.)

External Pages

• [and Eurasian Pantheons]: An alphabetical list of some Slavic Pagan mythological figures.
• [Pagan Holidays]: Some information on Pagan holidays
• [Magick and Folk Medicine]: Spells, Divinations, Remedies and Superstitions
• [Gods] - BROKEN
• Rusalje's Web (a Slavic Pagan Page: includes a searchable database of Polish and Slavic mythology - BROKEN
• [Pagan Slav]: More stuff on Slavic myth. Gods, holidays, supernatural beings and more. - BROKEN
• [Paganism Mailing List]: A discussion group for those interested in Slavic Paganism. This will link you to information about subscribing and also to their archives.
• [Slavic Gods]: A brief overview of the Slavic pantheon, with some explanation. - BROKEN

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• [the Covering of Heads]: An explanation of why the Orthodox Church requires women to cover their heads in Church - I could not find this particular article, but many other interesting articles are still at this site.
• [Church Texts online]
• Orthodox Church in America: Lots of info on the Church. Includes Feasts and Saints of the Orthodox Church
• [Links]: Orthodox WorldLinks. Set up like a subject-based search-engine. - BROKEN
• [Christian Home Page]: Lots of useful links - BROKEN
• [Christians in America]
• [of the Caves]
• [Mythology and Religion] - BROKEN
• [Orthodox church: early history and art]: A brief intro to the early Church
• [Paganism and Christianity] by Nicolaa de Bracton - BROKEN
• [People of Novgorod] by Nicolaa de Bracton. Contains a section on clergy - BROKEN