MANIFESTATION OF SATANISM IN RUSSIA

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The article discusses the representation of satanic thematic communities on VKontakte and analyzes their numbers. The lack of sociological data on the number of followers of Satanic movements determines the study of the field ideas are broadcast in. The study identified groups that cover the audience of more than 54,000 people, of which more than 23,000 indicated their residence in the Russian Federation. The consolidation of supporters of satanic ideas in the virtual space implies their further manifestation in real life. The destructive manifestation of the activity of satanic groups or persons who consider themselves to be Satanism is represented by judicial acts, which were distributed according to the classification of V.A. Martinovich into two groups youth and rationalistic Satanism. The presented judicial acts are dominated by youth Satanism, which clearly shows the challenges society faces in modern Russia. The popularity of satanic ideas is enhanced, among other things, by media content where Satan is considered from an alternative point of view and thus the romanticization of his image can be formed. Critical media content about the activities of satanic groups can also form the attractiveness of such groups in the teenage milieu as a form of protest