New tourist routes in the Republic of Mordovia: a demand assessment

The article presents an assessment of the demand for Orthodox-religious tourism on the territory of Republic of Mordovia. The new tourist route developed by the author includes a visit to the Smolny National Park and the Bishop's Metochion of the Holy Transfiguration of Spiridon's Hermitage located in the Bolsheignatovsky municipal district of the Republic of Mordovia. The results of the survey on the interest of potential tourists in the pilgrimage are presented.