Pototsky V. The religious sectarianism development in Kharkiv Province (1861-1917)

The object of research - religious life in Kharkiv Province in the late 19th - early 29th centuries. The purpose of work is study of processes of origin, distribution and development of religious sectarianism among local population of Kharkiv Province in the late 19th - early 29th centuries. The methods used in the research are: logical (analysis and synthesis), historical-genetic, classification, comparative, method of periodization. Practical value of the received results. The materials and conclusions of the given work allow to expand performance about religious life in the Ukrainian regions of the Russian empire in the late 19th - early 29th centuries and to define a place, which was occupied in it by christian sects. The results of research can be used by the historians, politologians and culturologicals at the analysis of modern interdenominational situation in Ukraine, in particular, in it east regions, and also by development of special courses on study of religion and study of local lore. Thethesis deals with the problem of religious sects development in Kharkiv Province in the late 19th - early 29th centuries. Special attention is paid to the following aspects: the appearance of religious sects, the dynamics and the main factors of their development, the character of sectarians' relations with the state bodies, Russian Orthodox Church and its community in Kharkiv Province.