Rural Church Building in Tobolsk North in 18th - early 20th Century

Abstract

The stages, features and historical significance of the rural Church building in the North of Tobolsk in the Synodal period are considered. It is specified that at the first stage, in 1710-1770, the initiative for churches building and organization of parishes came from a secular and spiritual authority; temples were built and provided mainly by the Treasury. At the second stage, which covers 1840-1910, churches are built and parishes are created on the initiative of the population, mainly Russians and Zyryans who moved from the South of Western Siberia, from Surgut or from the Urals. It is noted that the work at this time was financially supported exclusively by parishioners themselves or donations from private benefactors. It is shown that the construction and repair were carried out by invited craftsmen from Tobolsk, Berezov, Surgut or by local forces. It is concluded that the temple construction contributed to the formation of a network of settlements that became attractive for internal and external migration, the final consolidation of the region for Russia, the appearance in the region of centres of social and cultural life; it helped to unify management, to establish constructive interaction between the Russian-speaking and “foreign” population in solving problems common for them.