CRISIS INFLUENCE ON PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA
The change of the political paradigm after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the severe economic crisis, and the provision of religious freedom promoted the aspirations of people, on the one hand, to define new value guidelines, and on the other hand, to compensate fears, strain and uncertainty caused by the reforms and the crisis by means of a religion. It followed by unprecedented growth of the religiousness level in the country, and influenced directly the dynamics of the religious organizations diversity. The researches show that for the recent 20 years, under the dominant influence of the Orthodox Church there has been established a protestant community, which is economically independent, socially organized, and is one of the most dynamic religious movements.