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Churching of Modern Orthodox Youth: Sociological Analysis of Factors and Trends of Development

The article is devoted to the sociological analysis of modern Orthodox youth of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROCh)churching phenomenon. The empirical basis of the analysis is formed by the all-Russian sociological surveys of Levada-Center, VTsIOM, as well as by the results of regional quantitative and qualitative sociological studies of Russian youth religiosity. The quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the churching of modern Orthodox youth are presented.