Home›Sources›Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, Russian Federation, 1997 (Wikipedia)SourcesLaw on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, Russian Federation, 1997 (Wikipedia)Wikipedia, English article, read 2026-08-16Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, Russian Federation, 1997 (Wikipedia)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/law-on-freedom-of-conscience-1997-russia-wikipedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, Russian Federation, 1997 (Wikipedia). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/law-on-freedom-of-conscience-1997-russia-wikipediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-law-on-freedom-of-conscience-and-religio, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, Russian Federation, 1997 (Wikipedia)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/law-on-freedom-of-conscience-1997-russia-wikipedia}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA Wikipedia article on the Russian Federation's 1997 Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, read to confirm its signing by President Boris Yeltsin on 26 September 1997, its replacement of a more permissive 1990 law, and its preamble recognizing a special role for Orthodoxy in Russia's history alongside Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and other faiths named as part of the country's historical heritage.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (7 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3Tier 3: a general encyclopedia article, read directly, used to confirm the 1997 federal law's date, its replacement of the 1990 law and its preamble language naming Orthodoxy's special historical role, not for the full statutory text.CitationPublisherWell-attestedWikimedia FoundationURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_on_Freedom_of_Conscience_and_Religious_AssociationsSource TypeWell-attestedencyclopediaClaims Backed By This Source (7 claims)This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested6CountriesRussiaSourcesLaw on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, Russian Federation, 1997 (Wikipedia)General References1CountriesRussiaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year