Russian Old Believers in the USA towards the Americanization and globalization Cover Image

Rosyjscy starowiercy w USA wobec amerykanizacji i globalizacji
Russian Old Believers in the USA towards the Americanization and globalization

Author(s): Stefan Pastuszewski
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Social history, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), 17th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Old Believers; identity; United States of America; Americanization; globalization

Summary/Abstract: Russian Old Believers, of which two groups (Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Michigan and Oregon-Alaska) are located in the United States, defend themselves before denationalization primarily by religion. Religion closely related to the culture and mores through a worldview not divide reality into sacred and profane, helping the next generation of Slavic newcomers not to drown in the ocean of US-globalization. They have cerate various strategies to protect their identity. Since the eighties of the twentieth century, US policy favors the protection of national and ethnic minorities. Model of bilingual school and bicultural encourages using by the state education extending the time of education more than typical for the Old Believers model of eight years of basic education, supplemented by vocational education. America is therefore currently less dangerous to the spiritual world of Russian Old Believers, which in the sphere of household appliances has always been friendly, which was the main reason of emigration to the USA.

  • Issue Year: 2/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 77-91
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish