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population=150,000|

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The '''Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia''' (also called the ''Russian Orthodox Church Abroad'', ''ROCA'', ''ROCOR'', ''the Karlovsty Synod'', or ''the Synod'') is a [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Orthodox Church]] formed in response against the policy of Bolsheviks with respect to religion in the Soviet Union soon after the Russian Revolution.