Social History of the True Orthodox Christians Wandering in Russia - Capitalism, Communism, and Apocalypse, 1900-1930

This book explores the social history of the radical religious community of Old Believer-Wanderers during the period of rapid late imperial, early Soviet and Stalinist modernization.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. The Wanderers in the World of Antichrist
Chapter 2. The saints traded too
Chapter 3: Apocalypse in Vyatka
Chapter 4. Three lives of Maksim Zalesskii
Chapter 5. Wanderers in the labyrinth of Russian modernities

About the author

Igor Kuziner is a historian specializing in religious minorities, nationalisms, and social history in Russia. He holds a PhD in history and serves as an Associate Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg), where he leads the Research Group on Social Studies of Religion. His work explores Old Believers, church-state relations, and the intersection of religion and identity across the imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods.

Product details

• Authors: Igor Kuziner
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.11.2025
• EAN: 9781041101253
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4110125-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Imperial Transformations – Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Christianity, General & world history, Politics & government, History of Religion, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, General and world history, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, HISTORY / Russia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Religious and theocratic ideologies and movements, Russian Empire / Tsardom of Russia