Isaeva V.B.Social and Political Aspects of Conversion to Buddhism: the Case of Saint-Petersburg Community Karma Kague. In: Contemporary Development of Russian Regions: Political, Social and Economic Aspects, dedicated to the Day of the Republic of Buryatia: materials of the Vth All-Russian Scientific-Practical Conference (Ulan-Ude, May 30, 2016) ... Isaeva V.B.Social and Political Aspects of Conversion to Buddhism: the Case of Saint-Petersburg Community Karma Kague. In: Contemporary Development of Russian Regions: Political, Social and Economic Aspects, dedicated to the Day of the Republic of Buryatia: materials of the Vth All-Russian Scientific-Practical Conference (Ulan-Ude, May 30, 2016) / ed. B. S. Budaev. — Ulan-Ude: Buryat State University Publishing Department, 2017. — 204 p. P. 119-126.ISBN 978-5-9793-1130-2Posted on site: 25.12.17AbstractThe article considers the case of Saint-Petersburg Karma Kague community, which represents the centralized organization the Russian Association of Diamond Way Buddhists. It is stated that the Association develops certain «cultural policy» in order to compete with other religious organizations and to acquire the status of traditional religion. The author distinguishes three principles of the cultural policy of the Association: adaptation of its norms and values to the local social and cultural environment; establishment of its traditionality on the territory of the Russian Federation; cultural and educational activity.