Largest Religion: Christian, 66.9 %
% Evangelical: 1.2 %
Population: 144,444,359
Continent: Europe
People Groups: 177
Least Reached People Groups: 119
% Unevangelized: 7%

1. Russia is a proud nation with a rich but often tragic history. For centuries, it was systematically plundered by those who held sway, from the Mongols to the Tsars to the Communists to the oligarchs. The state’s propaganda machine plays into this history by projecting both victimization and triumphalism. It deceives its own population, intimidates them into silence, or simply gets rid of them. The staggering costs of a war that did not go according to plan, combined with crippling economic and diplomatic consequences, leaves Russia a shadow of its former self. For the sake of Russia, its neighbours, and the world, pray for peace, transparency, and truth to prevail in a nation where all three have been in short supply.  
2. The North Caucasus region is the poorest and least stable region in Russia. It has the highest unemployment, the highest birth rates, and widespread corruption. The region’s 7 republics contain 50 to 60 ethnic groups of Caucasus, Turkic, and Iranian origin. The North Caucasus peoples are among the least reached on earth, and they live in Europe’s least-evangelized region. Pray that somehow, Jesus might be revealed to the peoples of this intensely needy corner of the world.