The Orthodox parish as a mirror of post-Reform Russia

The article is a review of the monograph by A.L. Beglov, dedicated to the history of the Orthodox parish in pre-revolutionary Russia. The article reveals the place of the monograph’s topics in historiography dedicated to the history of the Orthodox Church, features of the study of this topic at different stages of the development of historical studies. The main aspects of the content of the monograph are elucidated, the features of the theoretical, methodological and source base of the study, its advantages and disadvantages are revealed.