History of the Doukhobors of the Taurida Gubernia in the Fonds of the State Archive of the Republic of Crimea: The First Half of the 19th Century
Journal: Herald of an Archivist
Year: 2018

The article investigates the complex of archival sources on the history of the Doukhobors in the Taurida gubernia in the first half of the 19th century. The Doukhobors appeared in the region in 1802 under the decree of Alexander I and lived in the North of the gubernia until 1845. On this site they were able to build an independent commune based on equality of its members and intercommunity of property. The most complete collection of sources on the Taurida Doukhobors history is kept in the fond