Silinskaya Volost of the Simbirsk Volga Region: Discourse Analysis of Life Ways and Spiritual and Cultural Practices of the Population

The article presents a number of unknown facts from the history of the Simbirsk Volga region in the second half of the 19th century. They make it possible to show the origin and development of historical and cultural processes in the Silinsky volost of the Ardatovsky district. The features of the geographical location and climatic conditions of the territory, the occupations of the local population (gardening, horticulture, beekeeping, industry, handicrafts, other crafts, etc.) are shown. Attention is focused on the welfare and health of peasants, their poll - tax, redemption funds, payments and other expenses connected with household life, habits, including deviant behavior, are considered. The spiritual and moral practices that existed in the province, Christian beliefs and rituals of observing ancient customs during wedding ceremonies, burials, rituals to combat epidemics, which remain outside the field of view of the scientific community, are presented.