Russians of Cyprus (PGID: PG033639)

The Russians of Cyprus

The Russians of Cyprus, numbering approximately 96,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an East Slavic people whose culture has developed across the vast landscapes of Eastern Europe and northern Asia, shaped by Orthodox Christianity, agricultural and frontier traditions, and strong state institutions. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Russian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Cyprus
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Russian (rus)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 96,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033639
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

96%

Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Russian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%

Russian Speakers

Media Resources in Russian:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
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Magdalena	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film
The Savior	View Film

6 films

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Bible Resources in Russian:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
1876 Synodal Bible, Light of the East Mission Anniversary Bible	✓	✓	✓
2014 Bible League International			✓
Holy Bible, New Russian Translation	✓
Holy Synod Version		✓

4 entries

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Russians of Cyprus

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
Psalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
Luke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
Matthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
John 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Russian Across Countries (ROP3 - 108452) reported in the following countries:

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40 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG039316	Russians	Russian Federation	108,240,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Unaffiliated
PG042915	Russians	Ukraine	7,020,000	No Longer Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG039315	Russians	Kazakhstan	4,545,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG046469	Russians	United States	961,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG042904	Russians	Belarus	776,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000998	Russians	Uzbekistan	551,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000849	Russians	Latvia	506,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000781	Russians	Estonia	330,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG049403	Russians	Germany	260,000	No Longer Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000840	Russians	Kyrgyzstan	246,000	No Longer Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG043463	Russians	Canada	200,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000853	Russians	Lithuania	155,000	No Longer Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000867	Russians	Moldova	132,000	No Longer Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000984	Russians	Turkmenistan	111,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG048817	Russians	Azerbaijan	108,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Unaffiliated
PG033639	Russians	Cyprus	96,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000119	Russians	Finland	80,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000193	Russians	France	75,000	Engaged yet Unreached	French	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000069	Russians	Belgium	64,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000675	Russians	United Kingdom	64,000	No Longer Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000983	Russians	Tajikistan	42,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG046784	Russians	Czech Republic	42,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000350	Russians	Italy	39,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG017363	Russians	Argentina	37,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG015312	Russians	Madagascar	35,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Unaffiliated
PG000038	Russians	Austria	32,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG008063	Russians	Australia	28,500	No Longer Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000800	Russians	Georgia	27,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000567	Russians	Sweden	25,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG016303	Russians	Cuba	22,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG007374	Russians	China	19,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000745	Russians	Bulgaria	14,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG046696	Russians	Poland	14,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG007587	Russians	North Korea	5,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000429	Russians	Netherlands	5,300	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG016491	Russians	Venezuela	4,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Russian	Unaffiliated
PG015414	Russians	Mozambique	3,700	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG017453	Russians	Chile	2,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG017587	Russians	Peru	1,400	Unengaged and Unreached	Russian	Unaffiliated
PG000542	Russians	Svalbard	1,200	Unengaged and Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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