Editing Molokans (section)

=== Diaspora ===
[[File: Glendale-The_first_Russian_Molokans_Church-1950.JPG|250px|thumb|The first '''Russian Molokans Church''' (Spiritual Christians) in Glendale, Arizona was built in 1950 and is located at 7402 Griffin Ave. It is listed as a historical site by the Glendale Arizona Historical Society.]]
About 20,000 people identify as Molokans, at least ethnically, in the former Soviet Union. There are approximately 200 Molokan churches, 150 of them in Russia and [[Azerbaijan]]. They also lived in the [[North Caucasus]], [[Southern Ukraine]], [[Armenia]], and [[Central Asia]], where their ancestors had been exiled long ago.

Approximately 25,000 Molokans reside in the United States, of whom about 5,000 "ethnically" identify as "Molokans". The majority live in or near [[Los Angeles]], particularly in [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]], [[Boyle Heights, Los Angeles|Boyle Heights]], and [[Commerce, California|Commerce]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-14-me-22608-story.html | title=Laid to Rest Among Their Ancestors| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=1998-09-14| last1=Martin| first1=Hugo}}</ref>

During the 1960s other Molokans settled in southern [[Alaska]] and [[Australia]]. Molokans are said to be numerous in [[Australia]]. The majority are in [[South Australia]], with a number of families in [[Western Australia]] and a small group residing in [[Queensland]]. Over 1,000 reside in Canada in the province of [[British Columbia]] and hundreds more in [[Alberta]], keeping their traditional communal lifestyle. A group of Molokan families are also living in [[Latin America]] in the Guadalupe Valley, [[Mexico]] and in the country of [[Uruguay]].

A small Molokan community was located in the eastern province of [[Kars]], [[Turkey]]. They are known as [[Kars Molokans]]. Most of the community returned to Russia years ago; in the 21st century only one family of Molokans is left in Kars.<ref>[http://www.todayszaman.com/national_molokan-community-still-exists-in-kars-despite-decreasing-number_285869.html], ''Today's Zaman''</ref>