ABSTRACT
ON our return from the Volga we passed a church belonging to the Sect of the Yedinovertzi (Like-believers), the doors of which were open; a child was being baptized. We entered; when the christening was over, we made the acquaintance of the pope, who, as my questions showed that I was interested in their religious affairs, offered to visit me the same day, and give me all the information I desired. He came immediately after dinner, with another pope, belonging to the same Sect. They answered indeed all my questions, but in so reserved and ambiguous a manner, that I was not sure whether cunning or ignorance prompted their replies ; it was probably a mixture of both; however they gave me a ground for further inquiries.
