Yazidism in Russia

Yazidism in Russia
Total population
40,586[1] (2010, census)
Languages
Kurmanji, Russian
Religion
Yazidism or Sharfadin[2]

The Yazidism in Russia refers to believers of Yazidism in Russia. This community is part of the Yazidis who emigrated to Russia from the Armenian and Georgian parts of the Soviet Union after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.[3] In 2009, the Yazidis were recognized as a religious community in Russia.[4]

  1. ^ Statistics of Russia
  2. ^ Asatrian, Garnik S.; Arakelova, Victoria (2014-09-03). The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-54429-6.
  3. ^ Asatrian, Garnik S.; Arakelova, Victoria (2014-09-03). The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-54428-9.
  4. ^ Omarkhali, Khanna (2014-01-01). "Kreyenbroek Ph. and Omarkhali, Kh., Interview: Jesiden suchen ihre Identität". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)