Zhitenev S.
Abstract. The article presents the stages of revival of religious pilgrimage and tourism in the Russian Federation in post-Soviet period, as well as the main directions of development of these various and interrelated activities. Some of the socio-cultural mechanisms of development of pilgrimage as an ancient religious tradition are analyzed. The author discusses the role of religious pilgrimage and tourism in mitigating social tensions in Russian society.
Key words: religious pilgrimage, tourism, social tensions, cultural heritage, Holy places, religious tradition, inheritance of culture, tourist routes.
Zhitenev Sergey Yurievich,
PhD. in Cultural Studies,
Deputy Director of science,
D.Likhachev Russian Scientific Research Institute
of Cultural and Natural Heritage (Moscow),
e-mail - zhitenev@bk.ru