The Russian Orthodox Sacrament of Baptism during the Soviet Period: Official Statistics and Reality (on the example of rural areas of the Komi Republic)
The article examines data on the Russian Orthodox Sacrament of Baptism during Soviet period. Analysis of official statistics on baptism in the churches of the ROC of the Komi Republic, official reports, as well as information obtained during the ethnographic expeditions of the 1960-1970, 1990-2000s in the rural areas of the Komi Republic, makes it possible to draw conclusions about the conformity of official statistics the real situation.