Old Belief in Kuban: Regional Specificity and Stages of Formation of the Church Organization (Late XVIII - Early XX Centuries)
The article deals with the process of formation of the Kuban Old Believers ' church organization in pre-Soviet times: the periodi-zation of the Old Belief history in Kuban is made up; the author reveals specific features of each stage of formation of the church organization determined by its peculiar geographic location and military situation in the Caucasus; the peculiar character of Kuban Old Belief is shown, determined by belonging of the majority of its followers to the Cossackdom.