The value and social foundations of parish life in the small town
The article substantiates the relevance of studying parish life for understanding the role of Orthodox values and the social status of the ROC in Russian society, the importance of studying intra-community interactions and relations with the local community of a parish in a small town is emphasized. Presents an analysis of the results of a survey of residents of Zavolzhsk, Ivanovo region - a single-industry city of crisis type. The study was conducted in May-June 2020 by means of online and offline questionnaires based on a quota sample (n=100 people). The main quota features were gender and age. The survey allowed us to identify positive and negative factors that influence parish life, to determine the position of Orthodox parishes in the field of small-town religion, as well as the weight of their religious capital. The results of the survey showed that the Orthodox parish in the perception of the inhabitants of Zavolzhsk is primarily a carrier of spirituality. Its role as a social subject, and therefore as an institution of civil society, is underestimated.