(RNS) — The sentence comes in response to Aleksandr Gabyshev’s 2019 attempt to march from Siberia to Moscow, where, he claimed, he would use his self-proclaimed shamanic powers to ‘purge’ Vladimir ...

Long suppressed by missionaries and then by Soviet antireligious campaigns Siberian shamanism has experienced an unprecedented revival following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the number of ...

GORNO-ALTAYSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's first election for a supreme shaman has provoked uproar in the community of magical healers who are revered by Siberian tribes for their ability to mediate ...

A new archaeogenetic study of naturally mummified Yakuts from Siberia shows their genetics, microbiome and traditions remained remarkably stable despite Russian conquest. DNA confirms Yakut oral ...