title: The Initial Stage of the Establishment of the Orthodox Church in the European North-East
abstract: The Orthodox Church has played a major role in the history of many nations of the Russian state. Historians believe that the beginning of Christianization of the European North-East is dated to the second half of 14th century. Archaeological discoveries over the past 35 years have provided new data for researchers. The article deals with a collection consists of 11 Christian symbols obtained during the study of medieval settlements in the European north-east. All the artifacts have been dated to
journal: Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)