On Green Pastures . On Green Pastures

Verzio FF submission For two hundred years, Azerbaijan Mountains have been inhabited by “mоlоkans”, exiled from Russia in Catherine Second’s time. Old Believers live apart, namely in communities: their patriarchal way of life remains almost invariable during these two hundred years. “Mоlоkans” are d...

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Other Authors: Safat, Ilgar
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Russian
Published: Mammadov, Nariman 2006
Azerbaijan
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:4c691204-5ab5-4ebf-bbb1-83395a0a689a
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Summary:Verzio FF submission For two hundred years, Azerbaijan Mountains have been inhabited by “mоlоkans”, exiled from Russia in Catherine Second’s time. Old Believers live apart, namely in communities: their patriarchal way of life remains almost invariable during these two hundred years. “Mоlоkans” are devout and hardworking people retaining the tradition of “pre-Petrine” Russia, but coexist scanty in cultural inlay of Azerbaijan. The movie is about their amazing community.
Published:2006