Wedding rites of the Russian old-believers in the states of Alaska and Oregon (USA)

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Key words
Russians, old-believers, emigration, America, religion, traditional culture, wedding rites
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Argudiaeva Yu.
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The article is dedicated to one of the rites of life cycle — wedding of the Russian Oldbelievers who emigrated from Russia to Turkey and China and then to America. The auther considers the full cycle of Russian wedding rites on the American continent, and analyzes survival rate and innovations of the traditions under the new conditions of life.