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Did you know that Buddhism is one of the Big Four traditional religions in Russia (the others are Orthodox Christianity, Islam, and Judaism)? It’s strongest in Kalmykiya, Tyva, and Buryatiya, but there are also large communities in the Altai Republic, Trans-Baikal Krai, and Irkutsk Oblast. The above image is of Buddhist Lunar New Year in Chita, in Siberia. Estimates vary as to numbers, ranging from 700,000 to 2 million (the total, including the non-observant, is probably closer to the higher figure). It’s all Russian! It’s all ours, or none of it’s ours. Think on it.
BMD
Voices From Russia, Too 
13 October 2013. Politics Through a Cartoonist’s Eyes…
Tags: British House of Lords, cartoons, David Horsey, EU, Europe, European Union, Great Britain, Greece, Greek, Luo Jie, political cartoons, political commentary, politics, Politics of Greece, Russia, Russian, UK, United States, USA, Vladimir Putin, Western Europe
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