Rationalistic Sects of Doukhobors and Molokans in Tobolsk Province in 19th —  Early 20th Centuries:  Distribution, Numerical  Composition, and  Religious Culture
Journal: Nauchnyi Dialog
Year: 2024

This article focuses on studying the peculiarities of the beliefs, religious cults of Doukhobors and Molokans, the specifics of community formation of these rationalistic sects, and the numerical composition of their religious followers in the territory of Tobolsk Province. Materials from the Tobolsk State Archive, the newspaper “Tobolskie Eparkhialnye Vedomosti,” as well as works of pre-revolutionary, Soviet, and contemporary researchers were utilized. Among the rationalistic sects, Doukhobors,