Russians of Australia (PGID: PG008063)

The Russians of Australia

The Russians of Australia, numbering approximately 28,500 people, are No Longer 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: Australia
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Russian (rus)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 28,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008063
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Pray for the Russians of Australia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%

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
JESUS	View Film
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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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Russians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Russians:

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people

Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting

Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Russians of Australia

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
Ephesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
Galatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Romans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
Mark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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40 people groups

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

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