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Tourism and the preservation of Old Belief in Estonia: the frontstage and backstage of Estonian Old Believers

Aleksandr AidarovRagnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 3-429, Tallinn12618, EstoniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 200-220 | Received 20 Nov 2013, Accepted 08 Aug 2014, Published online: 09 Sep 2014

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List of interviews (all interviews were conducted by the author)

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