Guslitsa, Guslica, or Guslicy (russian: Гу́слица, Гу́слицы) is a region situated in the eastern part of

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

. Guslitsa is famous for it was almost entirely inhabited by the

Old Believers Old Believers or Old Ritualists, ''starovery'' or ''staroobryadtsy'' are Eastern Orthodox Christians who maintain the liturgical and ritual practices of the Russian Orthodox Church as they were before the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow bet ...

, mainly

popovtsy The Popovtsy ( rus, поповцы, p=pɐˈpoft͡sɨ, "priested ones") or Popovschina (russian: поповщина) were from the 17th century one of the two main factions of Old Believers, along with the Bezpopovtsy ("priestless ones"). Historica ...

(

Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy {{Unreferenced, date=November 2021 Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy (russian: Белокриницкая иерархия) is the first full and stable church hierarchy created by the Old Believers. The Orthodox Old-Rite Church (in earlier times called ...

, now —

Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church The Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church (or Russian Orthodox Oldritualist Church, Russian Orthodox Old-Ritualist Church) (russian: Русская Православная Старообрядческая Церковь) is an Eastern Orthodox Chur ...

). Name Guslitsa occurs from the

Guslitsa River The Guslitsa (russian: Гу́слица), also known as Guslyanka (Гусля́нка) is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Nerskaya ( Moskva tributary). It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

. Guslitsa is also well known for its cultural heritage and its home-crafts, mainly hand-written singing books and copper mouldings. Guslitsa has its center in the Rudnya and Ilyinsky Pogost villages. Nowadays Guslitsa lies almost entirely within

Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District (russian: Оре́хово-Зу́евский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #67/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of ...

of Moscow Oblast. The regions neighboring Guslitsa (currently also unofficial) were also mainly inhabited by the

old believers Old Believers or Old Ritualists, ''starovery'' or ''staroobryadtsy'' are Eastern Orthodox Christians who maintain the liturgical and ritual practices of the Russian Orthodox Church as they were before the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow bet ...

and were influenced by the Guslitsa culture a lot. Among them are: Ramenye, Zakhod, Zaponorye, Patriarshina, Vokhna.

References

# Russian: ''Михайлов С. С.'' Так что же считать Гуслицами? Альманах "Гуслицы", 200

# Russian: ''Михайлов С.С., Марков А.П.'' Старообрядцы Гусли�

# Russian: '' Агеева Е. А.'' Гуслица. Альманах "Гуслицы", вып. 5, 200

Guslitsa, Old Believer communities in Russia Geography of Moscow Oblast {{MoscowOblast-geo-stub