Buddhism in Russia
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Buddhism is the third-largest religion in Russia, following Christianity and Islam. As of 2025, it was practiced by approximately 1.4 million people, representing about 1.0% of the country’s total pop
Ivolginsky Datsan
Sandalwood Buddha (Zandan Zhuu) ancient sculpture at Egituysky datsan
Buddhist niche on Mount Sume-Beli, Tuva, 13th century
Buryat monk at Gegetuy Datsan
Tuva
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Tuva or Tyva, officially the Republic of Tyva, is a republic of Russia. Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders the federal subjects of the Altai Republ
Buddhism in Russia
…adjacent to Mongolia (the area known as the Mongolian Steppe) or are inhabited by Mongolian and other ethnic groups: Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai, Tuva, and Kalmykia. The last of these was the only Buddhist region in Europe, located to the north of the Caucasus. Indigenous peoples who are associated…
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tuva in 2007
The geographic "center of Asia", 2015
Azas Lake
Mountains of Tuva