abstract:[[Vasily Surikov's Boyarynya Morozova, depicting the defiant Boyarynya Morozova during her arrest. Her holding up two fingers (instead of three) refers to the dispute about the proper way to make the Sign of the Cross on oneself.
Earlier, in 2001, Cultural traditions of the Semeiskie OldBelievers of Transbaikalia were the first to be recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in Russia.