sighh...there was a time when Indian delegation was met by saree clad russian ladies and use of tulsi was more popular in russia than India that too when atmosphere dont favor tulsi in russia.
since years they acted against the hindu faith destroying iskon temples and now finally banning bhagwad gita
It is because a lot of Russians (some estimates around 8%) have chosen Dharmic paths. There are quite a handful of Buddhist Russians in Siberian far east, while many Muscovites are mainstream Hindus. And not just ISKCON, but also plain and more devout Hindus than what we see here in India. I personally know a couple of them who are ardent Shaivites (which I too was surprised) and chant the sanskrit verses with better fluency than many Indians could ever think.
Russian Orthodox Church is simply shyte scared of "falling Church attendance" as a lot of Russians are turning to meditation, yoga, dhyana, both of our Buddhist and mainstream Hindu philosophies.
Church and Mosque share one thing common: Both of them worry for quantity all the time. Because they see that how many people can be under their organized and dogmatic beliefs rather than spiritually becoming liberated.
This is the simple, bitter truth that caused the court to consider a ban on Bhagwad Gita.
Oppression of ISKCONites in Kazakhstan, shutting down Buddhist monasteries in the same, refusing to allow Buddhist scholars into Russia, shutting down the main Moscow temple...... it all fits.
You might also want to look at East European nations like Poland, where mainstream Hinduism and Buddhism are gaining big prominence. So much so that a nun actually wanted Polish government to ban Hindu temples!
How old are you mate?
