“…And no one will be against you!” Ascension Church in the village of Bogatoye, 20th-21st centuries
(an attempt at a microhistorical chronicle)
There is currently a growing interest in church microhistory. Research in this area has its own specific features. Each historical period is reconstructed based on particular sources. This study covers the modern period, which includes the closure of the parish, the destruction of the church, the post-war revival of the parish, its second closure, and another revival with the construction of a new church. To recover the forgotten history of the church and parish in the village of Bogatoye, documents were used, many of which had not been examined before. This makes the research novel. An integrated approach and synthesis of materials from various sources allow for the reconstruction of a complete picture of the history of the Church of the Ascension at all stages of the modern period – from its closure to its full revival at the present time. The study serves as an example of writing church microhistory of the modern period.
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Sources
Archival Committee of St. Petersburg.
Archive of Kursk Diocese.
Archive of the Belgorod Diocese.
Archive of the Gubkin Diocese.
Archive of the Administration of Bogatensky Rural Settlement, Ivnyansky District, Belgorod Region.
National Archives and Records Administration (USA) gx 2240 Nr 043.
Personal archive of R. A. Ivashina.
State Archive of Belgorod Region. F. R-1179. Inv. 1. File 56, 58.
State Archive of Kursk Region. F. R-3322. Inv. 4. File 34.
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