From Christian Network Europe:
In Russia, the occult business has grown into a big industry. Therefore, lawmakers are calling for regulation or even criminalization of this world. Most Christian leaders are happy about the draft legislation in the State Duma.
It might surprise some that the occult industry is growing in Orthodox Christian Russia. Once, it was no more than some practices based upon traditions, carried out mainly by elderly women in remote villages. But now, it has become a thriving market. According to Argumenty I Fakty, spending in this market reached 100 billion rubles in 2024 (1.1 billion Euros).