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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Russians of Cyprus

The Russians of Cyprus, numbering approximately 96,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as 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 are an Diaspora people, with Russian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Slav, Eastern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. They primarily speak Russian.

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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: 96,000
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:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film
The SaviorView Film

6 films

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Bible Resources in Russian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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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Or check out the Russian bible at Bible.com

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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

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
readPsalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

The LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
readNumbers 6:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that He has given them His favor and His presence.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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40 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RussiansPG039316RussiansRussian Federation108,420,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
RussiansPG042915RussiansUkraine7,030,000No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG039315RussiansKazakhstan4,540,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG046469RussiansUnited States961,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG042904RussiansBelarus776,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000998RussiansUzbekistan549,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000849RussiansLatvia507,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000781RussiansEstonia330,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG049403RussiansGermany260,000No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000840RussiansKyrgyzstan247,000No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG043463RussiansCanada200,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000853RussiansLithuania155,000No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000867RussiansMoldova132,000No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000984RussiansTurkmenistan111,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG048817RussiansAzerbaijan108,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
RussiansPG033639RussiansCyprus96,000Unengaged and UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000119RussiansFinland80,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000193RussiansFrance74,500Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000069RussiansBelgium64,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000675RussiansUnited Kingdom64,000No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG046784RussiansCzech Republic42,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000983RussiansTajikistan42,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000350RussiansItaly39,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG017363RussiansArgentina36,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG015312RussiansMadagascar34,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
RussiansPG000038RussiansAustria32,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG008063RussiansAustralia28,500No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000800RussiansGeorgia27,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000567RussiansSweden25,500Unengaged and UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG016303RussiansCuba22,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG007374RussiansChina19,000Unengaged and UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000745RussiansBulgaria14,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG046696RussiansPoland14,000Unengaged and UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG007587RussiansNorth Korea5,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG000429RussiansNetherlands5,300Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG016491RussiansVenezuela4,500Unengaged and UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
RussiansPG015414RussiansMozambique3,700Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG017453RussiansChile2,000Unengaged and UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansPG017587RussiansPeru1,400Unengaged and UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
RussiansPG000542RussiansSvalbard1,200Unengaged and UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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