Non-Slavic Paganism in Russia: Russian Wicca and Asatru

by Dmitry Galtsin In Russia, various religions are practiced, which roughly fit into the umbrella identity of “(Neo)Paganism” or “Heathenism”. While different strands of Slavic Paganism (Rodnoverie (literally “Native Faith”), and others) have been studied by scholars of religion, sociologists, and anthropologists since the 1990s, the less popular Pagan paths adhered to by Russians are mostly neglected in the academia and by the general public alike. Modern Pagan religions can be understoo..