About the book: 2016 / If you want to know the future, look into the past. There, in the tragedy of the church schism of the 17th century, the origins of many of our today's troubles and problems are rooted. The reforms of Patriarch Nikon, which divided society into two camps, led to the abandonment of national traditions and the loss of spiritual freedom by the people. The Old Believers became the guardians of the former spiritual ideal, in whom the people saw their true spiritual teachers..