On the real spread of Orthodoxy in Russia.
Research by a group of sociologists from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, "Social and Humanitarian Knowledge", No. 5, 2026. "The share of those who receive Holy Communion once a month or more often for the period between 2000 and 2025 was 1-3%.
Speaking of observing fasts, in general, more than half of the population hardly observes a period of spiritual and physical abstinence. Of all the fasts mentioned, the most observed is fasting (4% to 6%). As for the rest, they are observed by 0% to 2% of respondents.
The next measure is reading prayers (church prayers - from 5% to 12% of respondents, theirs - from 19% to 27% in different years). It is impossible not to mention that in general the majority of Orthodox Christians have never read the Gospel (on a regular basis in different years, the number of these people is 1-2%).