Т.Г. Леонтьева

ON THE CHURCHNESS OF THE POPULATION OF THE KALININ REGION IN 1930-1950 (FROM MEMORIES OF «CHILDREN OF WAR»)

Authors

Т.Г. Леонтьева

Keywords:

«children of war», religiosity, Kalinin diocese, Kalinin region, church life, Soviet society

Abstract

The article presents the preliminary results of the study accordingly the project: «Church life in the Soviet society in 1940-1950: the religious practices of the population of the Kalinin region in the memories of "children of war». Ordinary religiousness was examined through the prism of perceptions of the post-revolutionary generation, born in the USSR in 1928-1945 and lived on the territory of the Tver Region at present. In order to analyze their religious experience the materials of the questionnaires, which contain sociocultural characteristics of the respondents, reflect their personal memories and family traditions, were used. It is shown that in the conditions of the decline of parochial life a family acquires the features of a social link that has a sacral meaning: religious life and rituals take place within it

ON THE CHURCHNESS OF THE POPULATION OF THE KALININ REGION IN 1930-1950 (FROM MEMORIES OF «CHILDREN OF WAR»)