HISTORY AND SONG TRADITION OF OLD BELIEVERS OF CHERKASSKOYE VILLAGE IN VOLSK DISTRICT OF SARATOV REGION
The article is devoted to insufficiently studied aspects of history and singing traditions of the old believers living in the village Cherkasskoye in Volsk district of Saratov region. The history of the old believers in this village is traced from the foundation of the settlement to the present time. Detailed study of singing traditions revealed some important features of their current state. The research is based on archival data and the material obtained from local people during scientific expedition. The results of the study show that local old believers, despite all the historical vicissitudes and natural loss of some aspects of old tradition, carefully keep and revive their traditions.