How Non-Orthodox Religious Groups Like Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Surviving Russia’s Crackdown

How Non-Orthodox Religious Groups Like Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Surviving Russia’s Crackdown

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, something of a spiritual big bang took place across the former USSR. Decades of militant and repressive atheism gave way to a surge of religious movements. Baptists, Pentecostals, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and dozens of others entered newly independent republics, offering everything from Bible study to meditation. In Ukraine, these groups found space. Even in a country where Orthodox Christianity remai…