FALLING APART OF THE BAPTIZED TATARS OF THE TSIVILSKY DISTRICT OF KAZAN PROVINCE IN THE 1860s
Тhe article discusses the form of the return of baptized Tatars to Islam on the example of the Tsivilsky district of Kazan province. On the basis of archival materials it is shown what measures the government took to prevent falling away and how the Tatars themselves perceived their protest. The author concludes that the movement went beyond religious issues and was сaused by general dissatisfaction with government policies.