Orthodoxy in the republic of Tuva at the present stage
The article discusses the activities of the newly formed Kyzyl Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Republic of Tyva. The peculiarity of this region is that its autochthonous and predominant population-the Tuvans mostly profess Buddhism and shamanism. In Tuva, after the creation of the Kyzyl Eparchy in 2011 the number of Orthodox parishes in has increased. This is evidenced by the statistical data on the number of religious organizations at the present entered by the author into scientific circulation. The information on registered Orthodox parishes is given according to the administrative-territorial division of the Republic, i. e. by kozhuuns (districts). On the basis of the collected materials, the activity of the newly formed Eparchy is analyzed; in particular, some results of its missionary work among Tuvans, which previously had no success, are given. The article provides interesting information on the Orthodox religious literature translated into the Tuvan language and the active use of the media by the Eparchy. On the basis of the analysis of available sources and literature, the author describes the activities of the newly formed Eparchy and also the current state of Orthodoxy in Tuva in general.