The Bulletin represents the single most important primary source in analyzing the history and practices of the Russian Mormons. Published beginning in 1866 and discontinued with the onset of Bolshevik power after the 1918 issue, the Bulletin contains articles, news, and advertisements written by Orthodox priests from many parts of the Samara Eparchy (geographically equivalent to Samara Province)....
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This Newsnet (BYU student newspaper) article describes the popular interest in the Russian sect. The article is available online.
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Professors Eliason and Browning incorporate their findings from research conducted in Russia in May 2000, comparing various accounts and making the first conclusions regarding the origin of Russian Mormonism. Published in BYU Studies, Volume 40, No. 1, 2001, pages 6-34. This journal is available online from BYU (Adobe PDF).
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Ms. Lyon's article recounts the rediscovery of Russian Mormonism by American Mormon missionaries and takes an insightful look into the earliest evidence of their existence. Article published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume 33, No. 1, Spring 2000, pages 1-24. Copies can be ordered online.
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Article published by Eric Eliason in the journal Western Folklore (Summer 2002). Provides extensive coverage of the "discovery" of Russian Mormons with a bibliography. The full article can be found free online.
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Russian Mormonism: Geographic and Historical Foundations (Adobe PDF). This paper includes my research findings from a trip sponsored by Brigham Young University and Gary Browning, conducted in May 2001. Extensive use of primary Orthodox sources and first-hand accounts of Samara Mormon communities in the 1800's.
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