ETHNO-CONFESSIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE KAMA-VYATKA REGION POPULATION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Abstract

The article represents the analysis of the ethnic and confessional structure of the Kama-Vyatka region population in the nineteenth century. Statistic data for rural areas, county towns and factory towns are compared in the article. On the basis of the obtained data the authors drаw a conclusion that the population of cities Sarapul, Malmyzh, Elabuga, Glazov, as well as of villages of private and public factories in the region was predominantly Orthodox Russians. The ethnic and religious composition of the rural population was much more diverse. In addition to the Russian Orthodox there were significant number of Udmurts (Orthodox and pagans) and Tatars (both Christian and Muslims) among the inhabitants of the rural areas. On the basis of this analysis the authors come to the conclusion that the local society formation with the predominance of the Russian Orthodox tradition was attended by the representatives of various national and religious groups. The study of ethnic and confessional structure in its dynamics showed that by the end of the investigated period the share of non-Russian and non-Orthodox population in urban and industrial environment (unlike rural areas) had significantly increased.