The religious component of the newspaper «Keräşen süze» as a historical and sociocultural phenomenon

Sharafiev Emil Ilhamutdinovich

The newspaper «Keräşen süze» is one of the main sources for studying the post-Soviet history of the Tatar-Kryashens. In the 1990s – early 2000s. It was one of the most important social and cultural educational institutions and the only separate print media of the representatives of this community in Tatarstan and Russia. At the same time, the history and content of this periodical are still poorly understood. In this work, for the first time, the religious content of the «Keräşen süze» newspaper, considered in a historical context and development, becomes the subject of special scientific study. Their features, specifics, characteristics, statistical indicators as a whole and depending on the belonging to a particular thematic section and chronological interval, are given and analyzed. Causal link regarding various processes and phenomena to the subject of research identified. The author notes the sociocultural role and importance of this component of the newspaper.

Keywords:Kryashens, «Keräşen süze» («Slovo kryashen»), L.D. Belousova, Yamaş İgänäy (A.N. Malov), N.P. Antonov, arch-priest Pavel (Pavlov), deacon Vasiliy (Fedoseev), «Din häm bez», Republic of Tatarstan