With tourism and transportation generally developing in the XXI century, pilgrimage sees its traffic and geography growing. Statistics record 200 million pilgrims annually. Russia has seen a rising tide of interest in religion and the Church. The article presents a classification of summer Orthodox tourism and a list of organizational tips specifically designed foster summer orthodox tourism in Russia.
Orthodox, recreation, organization, classification, recommendations / tips.
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