Sources for the study of Orthodoxy history in Biysk

The Orthodox history of Biysk is a unique component of Biysk history and a very important feature of the chronicles of the Altai Territory. Orthodoxy, which originated with the advent of the serving of the Cossacks and the builders of the first inhabitants of Bi-katunsk dungeon and then Biysk fortress, has come a long way of growth and development. Despite the difficult years of Soviet atheism and rebellion, archives, museums and libraries of Biysk preserved the unique monuments of Orthodox history and culture, precious witnesses of history of Orthodox culture residents. The reconstruction of the history of the Orthodox Biysk is possible from a variety of sources: material and immaterial, art and linguistic, oral, as well as films, photos and phonodocuments. Important sources are materials of related scientific disciplines; epistolary heritage and personal collections of the clergy, parishioners, websites; photographic collections of museums. Among the written sources in the research process a special place belongs to archival documentary sources of the beginning of the 18th up to the 21st centuries. These collections are in the state, regional and local archives, museums in Biysk and Barnaul. The study of documentary material makes it possible to trace the history of individual churches, to reconstruct the Orthodox chronicle of Biysk. The study identified and explored many archival documents previously introduced into scientific circulation: the Russian State Historical Archive, the State Archive of Tomsk Region, the State Archive of the Altai Territory, Archive Department of Biysk Administration, Archive of Biysk Deanery of the Diocese of Barnaul. Of significant value is the periodical Tomsk Diocesan Gazette. The study of these document has enabled to identify more than 400 articles and notes detailing the history of the Orthodox life of Biysk at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Description of parishes, Church schools and wards, biographies of ruling bishops, priests and clergymen contain data taken from the annual Church documents of temples and monasteries. Important sources of information are articles and publications in regional and local periodicals of Tomsk Province, Biysk District and Biysk. The documentary and objective Museum of the Altai Spiritual Mission has become an important source in the study of Orthodox life in the city in recent years. By the end of 2014 the Museum contains more than 47 thousand exhibits. Thus, the source base of the research topic is diverse and representative. The source database allows us to trace the original Orthodox history of Biysk. Scientific analysis of the documentary and factual material allows to represent the history of individual churches and to compile the Orthodox Chronicle of Biysk.

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