Virtual Activities of Religious Communities of the Altai Republic in the Social Network “VKontakte” in the Conditions of the Transformation of Religiosity

Against the background of new trends in religiosity and the expansion of digitalization of society, the problem of the mutual influence of the Internet space and religion is becoming more relevant. The purpose of the work is to test the procedure for analyzing the main characteristics of religious communities in the social network "VKontakte" using the example of the Altai Republic. Due to the fact that the content of virtual communities in one way or another reflects the local interests of a religious group (parish, church, etc.), special attention is paid to the most popular topics, their presentation, as well as the forms of reactions to them. Differences are revealed among communities of the Orthodox, Old Believer, Protestant and Buddhist directions.