Abstract
This article tests the hypothesis of higher ethnic and religious heterogeneity in Siberia when compared to Russia overall. We used the 2002 and 2010 population census and 2012 and 2015 data on religious persuasion to obtain quantitative estimates of national and religious diversity in Russia as a whole and in the region of Siberia. The analysis used indexes for heterogeneity and polarization. The results did not support the hypothesis that Siberia is distinguished by a high level of national diversity; moreover, the region is experiencing a more rapid decline in ethnic heterogeneity than Russia as a whole. The level of heterogeneity of religious beliefs in Siberia is slightly above the national average, but the trend toward greater homogeneity is also more pronounced.
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