Category Archives: pagan

Ukrainian ‘native believers’ restore Slavic traditions at cost of neo-Nazi claims

Transitions Online (12th April 2011) reports that there are 80 neo-pagan associations with a likely membership of 3,000 adults currently active in the Ukraine. The main vehicles for popularising neo-pagan views are magazines and rock bands. In the Ukraine, the … Continue reading

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Pagans in the Russian Federation: 'you are selling God!'

An ancient pagan religion, claimed to extend back over 7,500 years, is facing new and unwelcome attention from the Russian authorities, according to TOL. The Mari people have been worshipping in sacred groves of the forests along the Volga and … Continue reading

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