Historic and cultural heritage sites of the Old Believers in Lithuania

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Knyga / Book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Historic and cultural heritage sites of the Old Believers in Lithuania
Publication Data:
Washington : U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, 2006.
Pages:
x, 132 p
Contents:
Origin, Mission, and Development of the Project — 1. Introduction — 2. Definitions, methodology, and general sources: 2.1. Definitions; 2.2. Methodology — 2.3. General Sources — 3. Introduction to the history of old believers in Lithuania: 3.1. Beginnings in the 17th Century; 3.2. Emigration to the Commonwealth of Two Nations; 3.3. Growth and Change in the 18th Century; 3.4. Developing an Ecclesiastical Structure; 3.5. Struggles and Stability in the 19th Century; 3.6. The First Half of the 20th Century; 3.7. The Decline of the Church under Soviet Occupation; 3.8. Ecclesiastical Continuity under the Soviets; 3.9. The Situation of Lithuanian Old Believers Since 1990 — 4. Discussion of sites surveyed and documentation key: 4.1. Overview of Sites Surveyed; 4.2. Documentation Key — 5. Survey Results by County: 5.1. Alytus County; 5.2. Kaunas County; 5.3. Klaipėda County; 5.4. Panevėžys County; 5.5. Šiauliai County; 5.6. Tauragės County; 5.7. Telšiai County; 5.8. Utena County; 5.9. Vilnius County — 6. Conclusions about conditions of and care for old believers sites in Lithuania: 6.1. Old Believer Churches; 6.2. Old Believer Cemeteries — 7. Conclusions about ownership, responsibility and legal protections for these sites: 7.1. Old Believer Churches; 7.2. Old Believer Cemeteries — 8. Options for further research, protective and restoration measures, and public access: 8.1. Options for Further Research; 8.2. General Observations Regarding Protective and Restorative Measures and Public Access; 8.3. Specific Recommendations Regarding Old Believer Churches in Lithuania; 8.4. Specific Measures Regarding Old Believer Cemeteries in Lithuania —9. Sources — 10. Map of old nelievers churches in Lithuania (1948) — 11. Contact information for project information for project coordinator — Appendix 1. Old Believer Parishes in Lithuania (1948) — Appendix 2. Active Old Believer Parishes in Lithuania (2001) — Appendix 3. Inactive Old Believer Churches in Lithuania (2001) — Appendix 4. Mixed Old Believers Burial Sites in Lithuania (2001) — Appendix 5. Actively used and Inactive Old Believer Cemeteries in Lithuania (2001) — Appendix 6. Old Believer Sites in Lithuania in Danger (2001): A. Churches; B. Cemeteries — Appendix 7. Maintenance of Actively-used Russian Old Believer Cemeteries in Lithuania, Listed by County (2001): Kaunas County; Klaipėda County; Telšiai County; Utena County; Vilnius County — Appendix 8. List of Useful Contact Organizations, Institutions, and Individuals — Appendix 9. U.S.-Lithuania Cultural Heritage Agreement.
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Bažnyčia / Church; Kultūros paveldas / Cultural heritage; Apsauga ir restauravimas / Preservation and restoration; 1569-1795. Lietuva ATR laikotarpiu; 1795-1915. Lietuva Rusijos imperijos sudėtyje; 1915-1918. Kaizerinės Vokietijos okupacija; 1918-1940. Lietuva tarpukario metais; 1940-1990. Lietuva okupacijų metais; 1990-21 amžius. Antroji Lietuvos Respublika; Lietuva (Lithuania).
Summary / Abstract:

ENIn 1990, more than 50 churches in Lithuania belonged to a religious group known as the Russian Old Believers or, simply, Old Believers. The group is a Christian sect that split off from the Russian Orthodox Church in the mid-17th century. Since 1990, the situation of Old Believers in Lithuania has changed remarkably. Membership in village parishes has diminished, many churches have closed, and others have been neglected and/or burglarized. Many parishes have vanished or are in danger of vanishing. The documentation of the historically and culturally significant heritage of Russian Old Believers in Lithuania has, therefore, become extremely important. This report describes Old Believer material culture in Lithuania and identifies options for its protection. The project has four interrelated goals: locate historic and cultural Old Believer sites; observe and record present conditions; identify possible protective and restorative measures; outline areas needing further research. To this end, a field survey of significant Old Believer sites in Lithuania was conducted between April 2000 and November 2001 by Grigory Potašenko on behalf of the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. This report details the findings of that survey and identifies options for preserving this cultural heritage.

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