After the schism of c17 most of the Russian Old Believers moved to the inaccessible areas or Siberia and the Russian Far East. Later the Russian Old Rite communities migrated as far as to Alaska, South America and Australia. But, surprisingly, one of such areas called Goulsitsa or Goulslitsy has been preserved just 30-65 miles east of Moscow. The unfriendly social and harsh natural environment have formed a special ethnographical type of people here. The people of Goulslitsy or Gouslyaks were forced to mask their faith. Being discriminated against or restricted in many areas (e.g., example in military and civil service), they had to be very competitive in the market. The specific culture, deeply rooted traditions and nearly total literacy of the adult population have always marked the territory. Some of the specific ethnographical elements still can be found in many local villages.