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"Russian Religious Beliefs in the Samara Region" by Kirill Serebrenitskiy

[in Russian] An overview of the history and development of various faiths in the Samara region. Kirill Serebrenitskiy is a leading ethnographer of Samara Province.

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Molokan Home Page

This excellent resource documents the Molokans, a native Russian religious movement that contributed to groups that were later called Russian Mormons. Maintained by A. J. Conovaloff. Click here to visit his site.

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"Among the Heretics" by Donald Mackenzie Wallace

Donald Mackenzie Wallace travelled among the sectarians of the Samara Region during the 1870's. He documented the rise of Ivan Grigoriev's sect, a group later known to Orthodox priests as Mormons. Chapter 27 of his book Russia provides information and opinions about other related groups as well. Online book.

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The Samara Eparchial Bulletin

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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