Slavic Native Faith in Ukraine

Volodymyr Shaian (1908 – 1974), a linguist, philologist and Orientalist-Sanskritologist, was a pioneer of Slavic Native Faith (Rodnovery) in Ukraine during the interwar period.

[5] He added that Rodnovery remains "a relatively small niche in Ukrainian religious culture",[6] and that it faces a mixed reception in the country.

[9] Alternately, the Ukrainian organisation Ancestral Fire of the Native Orthodox Faith has established groups in both Moldova and Germany.

[10] In Ukraine, much like in Russia, Rodnovery is very popular among Cossacks, and the variety that they embrace, Assianism, is linked to a rediscovery of Scythian identity.

[12] The war has stirred different reactions among Rodnovers in Ukraine; those belonging to the Native Ukrainian National Faith viewed Russia as the aggressor, while adherents of other Rodnover organisations like the Ancestral Fire of the Native Orthodox Faith more commonly saw Russians and Ukrainians as brothers and believed that the conflict was caused by the machinations of the United States.