Abstract: The article is devoted to the problem of popularization of "esoteric tourism", as well as the use of archaeological sites for the development of domestic tourism in Russian regions on the example of the Kurgan region. In this work, we do not aim to study rituals and spiritual practices, as well as the directions of new religious movements. Therefore, we will use the term "esotericists" in relation to a wide range of people who consider themselves to belong to various communities: from astrologers and palmists, to neo-pagans and sorcerers. Here we also include "urban inhabitants" who admit the existence of supernatural forces, but in ordinary life do not practice any esoteric teaching. The main purpose and objective of the study is reflected in the title of the work: to find out why Savin cannot compete with Arkaim in terms of popularity among esotericists? During the preparation of this study, we carried out an expedition visit to the sites "Eneolithic Sanctuary "Savin-1" and "Arkaim Reserve" on the day of the summer solstice. With the help of automated information collection tools, data is collected from open sources on the Vkontakte social network. The material was structured and analyzed using quantitative and qualitative approaches. The combined use of digital ethnography methods with classical ethnographic methods has made it possible to collect and analyze a wider range of sources. As part of the study, for the first time, an analysis of user groups and accounts considering Savin as a "place of power" was carried out, their approximate gender and age composition and region of residence were established. However, the statistical description of these groups is not the main purpose of our study. Therefore, our discourse analysis of the texts allowed us to delve deeper into the topic under study and identify the main reasons why the archaeological monument "Eneolithic sanctuary "Savin-1" could not gain the same popularity among tourists as Arkaim has. The author concludes that with modest financial investments in the development of tourist infrastructure, only esotericists can ensure a constant flow of people to the facility. Such an example is Arkaim.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the temples and mosques locates in the territory of such government institutions as army and penal system. For convenience the author refers to such constructs as military and prison chapels regardless of the confessional affiliation. The article examines exceptionally the on-site religions object. Emergence of temple in the territory of closed government institutions is usually a result of a long-term and productive cooperation of the administration of these establishments with the religious organizations. The larger is the number of temples in the region, the higher is the activity of religious organization and level of trust of the administrative authorities to them. The goal of this works is to trace the activity of religious organizations in the indicated regions of Southern Ural (the Republic of Bashkortostan, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Orenburg Oblast) through the analysis of quantitative data. Comparative method and method spatial visualization are also applied in the course of the research. The novelty consists in introduction into the scientific discourse of the new statistical data as of 2019. The article tests the techniques for assessing the activity of religious organizations with regards to cooperation with the government institutions. The chart of activity of the religious organizations may be created using the method of geoinformation cartography, marking the “green” (successful), “yellow” (satisfactory), and green (unsatisfactory) zones. Such recourse would be valuable for the administrative authorities of the institutions and regional governments in recruitment and other areas decision-making.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the military clergy, which implies the ministers of traditional religious confessions of the Russian Federation who hold the rank of the assistant commander working with the religious servicemen in the structure of the General Office in coordination with personnel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The author examines the professional qualities of military chaplain: level of education, relation to military service, experience of ministering in religious organization, and age – for determining the constraining factors in formation of the corps of military clergy in the modern Russian army. In order to achieve the set goal, the author comprised the social portrait based on the acquired in the course of interviewing and the publically available data. For comparing the results, the author applied the secondary analysis of the materials from earlier published works of other researchers. This article is first to consider the social problems that slow the process of restoration of the institution of military clergy, as well as publish the statistical data that can be valuable in subsequent works on history, sociology, and other disciplines.