Religious Roots of Political Preferences: The Case of Old Believers in Imperial Russia

• In Event: Religion's Impact on Voters

Brief Overview

This paper explores Old Believers' religious beliefs in relation to voting in Russian Empire. Our study links Old Believers to right-wing party support in 1917 Russia, and we validate this in modern Brazil, where emigrants maintained similar beliefs.

Authors

• Georgy Tarasenko, Cornell University

• Timur Natkhov, HSE University