83 percent of Russians call themselves a follower, while the increase in the number of officials among young people in 18-24 years is up to 20 percent, sociologists said. “Moscow evening” tried to understand what this was explained.
Studies conducted by all -Russian center for public research shows quite interesting results. Across the country, 83 percent of the population began to be considered a follower.
Since 2021, this shares have been constantly increasing. And the biggest motivation is recorded in young people from 18 to 24 years old. But the number of people declaring Islam remains the same, at 6-7 %.
At the recent round table on the topic of Russia -the Orthodox Civilization Center, expert of the Ministry of Political Research of the Central Executive Committee All -Russian, Maria Grigoryeva, noted that today not only aware of religion increased as the basis of the world and personal salvation methods, but also culture.
We can say that in community consciousness, there has been a change in religious explanation as a social organization. This is proved by distributing the answer to whether religious people help people in daily life.
These studies also show that 35 percent of believers note that religion is a national tradition and ancestor's faith, and 28 percent of seeing salvation and personal communication with God.
To prohibit it for promotion: an interview with Bishop Kozelsky and Lyudinsky Macarius
What is “good”
The candidate of psychological science Svetlana Kolosova is sure that the numbers are published by VTSIOM close to reality. She believes that the number of followers in Russia has increased due to the fact that the people, and especially the young people, began to believe in spiritual development.
People believe that we not only live in physical body. – They understand that death is not the final point for the development of the soul. The figures of this study are also true because we have a lot of territories suffering from shelling, unmanned aircraft … people understand that religion always helps survive, not panic and support each other. Religion is the reason for the appearance of new qualities in humans. Faith is an important component in mental development.
Psychologists note that in some cases, especially in foreign countries, the servants of the church are trying to use completely non -standard techniques to attract young people in their hearts.
Recently, I saw in Italy how the priest went with the Word of God to the nude beach, she said. – And he sees this solution for the problem of attracting people …
Svetlana Kolosova believes that a person from childhood should have certain platforms.
There must be an understanding: this is good, and this is bad and sinful, she continues. – The stronger the psychology, the less he is able to sit and use antidepressants. The important thing is that he has to find a place he is staying and get an answer to some basic questions.
The Orthodox Christian Church stands on quite difficult traditions that we will not bend. Therefore, orthodox has new supporters are seeking stability, clear, rigid, firm, resistance in the answer to these issues. Everyone experienced faith with mental health.
Kolosova also noted another curious moment. In some developed countries, where citizens sometimes cannot determine their gender, Freedom surpasses all kinds of borders, most people are in prisons.
To violate civil law, you must first violate certain public orders, psychologists say. – The law says this is inconvenient, inconvenient, shameful, dishonest, unfair. And in a society where there is no such frame, everything is good and normal, a person has no control to prevent crimes and crimes.
With Easter and Easter
A person who often happens in the temple will definitely ask: 83 percent to consider themselves as followers, and how many of them go to the temple? Because you can't say that you can fall into an apple, except for great holidays. Often you can see the following image: In the temple before Easter has 20-30 people in the service, confess, and then communion. But on the street where the dedicated tables of Easter and Easter Cakes, dozens of people are waiting for the ceremony. Yes, they are honest, observe the tradition, bake the Easter and celebrate the Easter. They painted eggs, dressed well, but beyond the fence of the temple to sanctify all this. Avoid service. Or in the evening of the same day, they only visit the procession with the parishioners, consider their tasks to be done about this … Of course, we will say that even at least nothing, but …
Theologian and writer, responsible for social positions in the Temple of the Apostle Andrrei, the first person in Metrodka, Anna Dubskaya said that in their parish, their situation is different.
For two years, a significant increase among the parishioners was observed in our temple, she noted. – People visit the temple not only on big holidays and twelve holidays. On Sunday, what happens that not everyone is placed. It is great to see many families with children whose campaign is a holiday. Mothers and fathers often begin to take their children to the sacrament, to educate them in the mainstream tradition.
At the same time, theologian notes: There are people who come to the temple to Christmas and Resurrection or for Epiphany. They simply do not have enough knowledge about faith, have become our national law.
The temple in this case is considered to be a magic wand of Muslims, the goods relationship with Drok-Drok-Brok-Broken water has been healed, she continues. – And where is the true faith, is that life in the Gospel? This knowledge is now easy to get independent or in any temple, you just want to.
What did the church think
According to bishops Kozelsky and Lyudinovsky Macarius, although the fact is a trend described in general is positive, the numbers should still be carefully handled.
Each area has its own diversity, he said, Bishop Macarius. – I served in Kozel diocese. There are seven districts, and I can say that each of them have characteristics of life, including in religion.
Vladyka clarified that if we took it, for example, Vladimir Land, including the monastery of the 12th century, or Kaluga, Yaroslavl, then had the deepest traditions that were hard to destroy.
For example, in the same Siberia, the mainstream tradition is not profound, he continues. – In Altai, Orthodox is only 150 years old. And even after that the churches were almost completely destroyed after the revolution. We have a very heterogeneous environment.
Macarius believes that the increase in the assessments of the orthodox choice has become more.
– There are many people who claim to be orthodox, because a special military activity is currently being implemented. In the context of invasion related to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Father, he emphasized. – Everywhere, when such rigid pressure occurs, people begin to try to identify themselves, want to understand with themselves who they are: Orthodox or not? And this struggle, is happening now, not only for resources and everything else, but also for our souls, because the way we will determine ourselves-Russia or somehow.
Macarius said that not long ago in the Optina desert, the fourth time had passed Dostoevsky's days. They arise as a regular conference and just because of Fedor Mikhailovich in those places. Now they have been visited by 30,000.
– This year there is a writing program, concerts. It turned out a big event. And if in the previous decades, people went to the Optina desert more for spiritual searches, to find faith, now they are continuing literature and history. To understand who we are and what our position is in this world.
The Bishop recalled that we recently held Rus's baptism '.
We belong to the 1000 -year civilization, who is lined up, starting from the font of Prince Vladimir, by him, the squad and the person for ourselves, the Bishop continues. – I am happy at the news that the number of believers has increased. But I want the ministers of the church to be aware that this is also a challenge. The important thing is that the signs of getting used to the orthodox are not only outside, not a cross tattoo. I want the Orthodox participation with knowledge about his spiritual and cultural path.
Macarius has attracted attention to the fact that it is the orthodox that attracts young people, despite the fact that the Protestantism, Catholics sing in churches and dance.
-You can see not only the patriarchal service, but in another place in the remote monastery, in Valaam. Where there is only one monk. With all of this, any of our services compared to foreigners like a ballet of the Bolshoi Theater compared to rural diso Disco. Because we preserve the traditions of worship. We do this seriously and we don't see the tradition and introduce some fashion, more affordable forms.
With a cross and a banner
The procession was a procession of the Church, in which believers, along with the clergy under the singing of prayers with a cross, symbols, banners and other temples.
Velikoretsky Cross. It is held annually from July 3 to 8 to honor the symbolic phenomenon of St. Nicholas The Wonderworker. The procession went from Kirov to Velikoretskoye and returned. During this time, pilgrims, are focusing from 20 to 30 thousand, crossing the road 150 km. Irinarkhov procession. Overcoming every year in July. Pilgrims follow the Borisoglebsky monastery in the Yaroslavl area to the origin of the Irinarch monk. The procession of Bolshoy Volzhsky. The 800 km long route began on May 31 at Volga's source and ended at Kalyazin on June 10. The followers visited Kimra, Kashin, Dubna, Old Man, Rzhev and other cities and villages. At the same time, part of the road has been overcome along the ground and water. Nilo-Dolobene desert. The annual procession in this monastery is dedicated to the holiday of the nature of John The Baptist and the day of monks of monk Nile Stolobensky. Therefore, on July 9, on the day of the monument of St. Nile of Stolobensky, a procession passed through the monastery with the relics of the Holy. The indigenous deserts of Kursk. The procession with the symbol of the Mother of God signed the name of Kursk-Brown from Znamensky Monastery in Kursk during the indigenous Christmas of the Virgin Mary of the Southern desert. Nicolo-Solbinsky Monastery. The procession around the monastery took place on Sunday, after the end of the liturgy. Passionate procession. The procession of the believers around the temple, symbolizing the meeting with Christ was revived and pilgrimage of the female carrier to the coffin. This is an integral part of the resurrection of any temple, marked by the victory of life through death.
By the way, on August 1, activists from the center “Forty forty years old” Quay Coming to Cyril's father with the request to recognize the sponsorship of Marina Marina (Margarita) Antioch of young people.
