Drakinsky Pokrovsky monastery: twenty years of formation

Introduction. The article is devoted to the history of the formation and activity of the Pokrovsky monastery, situated in the old erzya-mordvinians village Drakino Torbeevsky district of the Republic of Mordovia. Formed in 1996, it is at the initiative of the local clergy and Archbishop of Saransk and Mordovia Varsonofy, dreamed that in all district of Mordovia was his monastery. Official opening monastery held in 1998. Monastery arose on the basis of Pokrovsky stone church built before the revolution, with a rich history. Methods. The article uses traditional methods of ethnographic science, such as field observation, questionnaires, survey and interview, a complex approach, quantitative analysis. The methods of historical science used comparative-historical, historical-genetic, problem-chronological, structural-system. Among the general scientific methods of research were involved descriptive-narrative, logical, generalization, typological, classification and systematization methods. Results. Drakinsky Pokrovsky monastery despite the small number of monks has been very active educational, missionary, economic and philanthropic activity. Now it and its main temple, all other constructions in its territory in its territory admires by its striking well-groomed. After all Pokrovsky church has completed its part of the altar, purchased over architectural appearance, its interior decoration different festive edge-cell and splendor than, of course, proud of all the villagers. In July, 2016 in village Drakino the ethnographic expedition of Mordovian State University worked by which the survey was conducted on a specially designed questionnaire devoted to the study of religious life Mordvinians, the results are also analyzed in this article. conclusion. The conducted survey of residents village Drakino showed that despite its very positive results, indicating that in the sphere of their religious life there are no serious problems, contradictions, causes concern incompetence, passivity and indifference of many villagers to very important issues for the future of the Mordovian people, both in the field of ethnic and religious life, and in a number of other aspects, which testifies to the need to pay more attention to his enlightenment, to work towards the development and growth of ethnic identity.