TY - JOUR

T1 - Religious minority in business history

T2 - The case of Old Believers

AU - Raskov, Danila

AU - Kufenko, Vadim

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - The role of the Old Believers (OB) in the development of Russian industry has been noted by many historians; however, empirical research on the topic is scarce. Using official censuses, archive sources, and industrial reports, the role of OB enterprises in the Moscow textile industry for the period 1832–1890 was examined. The analysis highlighted the rise and fall of the participation of OB in the textile industry, contrasting the findings of other researchers, which were often exaggerated. The findings can be explained by social networks and trust which arise from the minority status, whereas the relative decline is related to structural changes and preferences of OB to family-type of business.

AB - The role of the Old Believers (OB) in the development of Russian industry has been noted by many historians; however, empirical research on the topic is scarce. Using official censuses, archive sources, and industrial reports, the role of OB enterprises in the Moscow textile industry for the period 1832–1890 was examined. The analysis highlighted the rise and fall of the participation of OB in the textile industry, contrasting the findings of other researchers, which were often exaggerated. The findings can be explained by social networks and trust which arise from the minority status, whereas the relative decline is related to structural changes and preferences of OB to family-type of business.

KW - Economic history of Russia

KW - minority entrepreneurship

KW - nineteenth century

KW - textile industry

KW - the Old Believers (OB)

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85014759936&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/00076791.2017.1288217

DO - 10.1080/00076791.2017.1288217

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85014759936

VL - 59

SP - 951

EP - 974

JO - Business History

JF - Business History

SN - 0007-6791

IS - 6

ER -