N.V. Ushakova
Socio-economic Aspects of the Development of Monasteries in Pre-Mongol Rus in Soviet Historiography of 1920-1940s
The Soviet scholars of 1920-1940s consider the socio-economic activities of the monasteries in various aspects, namely: formation and development of agriculture, charity, trade operations, saving up money at the expense of deposits.
Key words: historiography, monkhood, pre-Mongol Rus, Soviet researchers, socio-economic processes, establishment of monasteries.