THE PECULIARITIES OF A MERCHANT- OLD BELIEVER’S MENTALITY  

Galimova Liliya Nadipovna, Candidate of historical sciences, senior lecturer, sub-department of humanitarian and social and economic disciplines, Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University named after I. N. Ulyanov, galina_200475@mail.ru 

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The article is devoted to studying a problem of formation of mental features of merchants-Old Believers. Throughout history, the conservative merchants did not just keep the traditions of their community but also strengthened their importance and distinction in people’s attitude towards them despite the change of epochs. 

merchants-Old Believers, mentality, history, life, traditions.