The history of the Karaimites is an interesting testimony to how araimizm rather than Western [[Protestantism]] influenced the development of [[low-Church]] Christianity in Russia. The Judaizers entered Russia from Lithuania in the XV century as a mixture of Judaism and Christianity.<ref>S.V. Bulgakov "Handbook of heresies, sects and schisms" under Judaizers</ref> This gives Karaimites a very distinct origin from other "Qaraite" groups also called Karaims such as the [[Staroiudeyami (Караимыстароиудеями) ]] and Staroiudeyami Karaims (староиудеямиКараимы) which could include the Lithuanian Karaites and [[Crimean Karaites]]. Under Russian authority these three groups could be treated together with the names Karaims (Караимы), Russian Karaims (Русские Караимы) and possibly also Russian Karaites (Русские Караиты) sometimes making it difficult to distinguish exactly which group is intended without careful examination of the context.
