本文考察了俄罗斯东正教在中亚五国的历史与现状，审视了俄罗斯东正教对中亚五国的意义并展望了它在中亚五国的发展前景。本文认为，俄罗斯东正教在中亚五国的历史可以追溯到19世纪，它在中亚五国的发展经历了三个阶段——沙俄时期的扩张阶段、苏联时期的沉浮阶段和中亚五国独立后的复兴阶段。尽管它在宗教规模和影响力上都远不及伊斯兰教，但不可否认，长期以来，它在中亚五国政治、经济与社会文化等方面的发展中发挥了积极的作用。而未来，俄罗斯东正教在中亚五国不仅不会消亡，而且将拥有更令人瞩目的发展前景。

This paper investigates the history and the current situation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Five Former Soviet Republics in Central Asia(the following abbreviated to “the FFSR in CA”), explores its significance to the FFSR in CA and forecasts its prospects in the FFSR in CA. The author thinks the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in the FFSR in CA can be traced back to the 19th century and it has experienced three periods of development——the expansion period of the Tsarist Russian, the vacillation period of the Soviet Union and the renaissance period after the FFSR in CA has proclaimed independence. Though the Russian Orthodox Church is inferior to Islam by comparison in the religious scale and consequence, it has undoubtedly played a positive role in the development of the aspects such as politics, economy and socio-culture in the FFSR in CA . And,it will possess the more remarkable prospects instead of crumbling.