The Concept of Belonging Without Believing in the Context of Orthodox Identity Formation in Russia
Published in: Sociology and Society: Formation and Functioning of Social Memory. Proceedings of the VII All-Russian Sociological Congress. Moscow, November 2025. EDN QUINAN. Download PDF in Russian→ Nikita A. Obraztsov European University at Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Abstract. Analyzing the religious identity of Orthodox Christians in contemporary Russia, the author concludes that the concept of belonging without believing can be successfully applied to interpret sociological data. In particular, the author draws attention to a significant gap between declared religiosity and actual religious practice, and proposes possible mechanisms for interpreting empirically observable facts. ...