CONFESSIONAL FACTOR IN ETHNIC IDENTITY OF POLES OF TOMSK REGION
The article shows the role of the confessional factor in the identification process of the Poles, as well as showing close relationships of it with ethnic identity and role in the interethnic relations. The author explores changing forms and mechanisms for maintaining religious identity of Poles throughout the 20th century.
Keywords: ethnical identity, confessional factor, Catholics, Poles, Tomsk region
Issue: 9, 2010
Series of issue: Issue 9
Rubric: Archaeology, Ethnology
Pages: 120 — 124
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