The study is based on field materials collected during ethnographic expeditions in 1999-2014. The collected materials allow us to talk about significant changes in the socio-religious life of the Komi-Zyryan's Old- Believer communities.
The author shows several variants of changes of studied religious institutions: their preservation (with a simplification of the structure); disappearance; gradual secularization (blurring of intra- and inter-confessional borders).
The main problems of all Komi Old-Believer communities of this period are: small numbers, predominance of older women and the absence of youth.
The author demonstrates the role of Old-Believers leaders in determining of the religious communities future fate.
Keywords: Komi-Zyryan, Old Belief, mentors, religious community, religious institutions, Post-Soviet period.
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