Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Prayer
Completely not many people on a planet were possible manage the unique culture, and, of course, such multinational country as Russia isn’t an exception. Nevertheless, the people with Finno-Ugric roots – Maris have saved and the traditional way has informed till today: a life, culture and even the religion concerning paganism. Despite numerous interdictions from the imperial and Soviet government, the strongest influences of Orthodoxy, Islam, atheism mari continued to spend secretly prayers in the sacred groves. Only in the nineties 20 centuries mass ceremonies have been again officially resolved by the authorities. Though, of course, for today the people part mari all the same became orthodox, the part has accepted Islam and speaks in the Tatar language. In 16 century migration of a part of meadow Maris on the northeast, in connection with the violent reference in Christianity of these people has begun. This group В«east MarisВ» has located in the southwest of Sverdlovsk area, the southeast Perm and the north of Bashkiria. On July, 7th, 2011 prayer on a sacred mountain nearby to village Sarsy of Krasnoufimsky area of Sverdlovsk area has taken place. THIS DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE!




