ENSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE RELIGIOUS AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF THE RURAL POPULATION IN THE PENZA REGION

Aleksey Malyshev; Nikolay N. Solodkov

doi:10.55186/2413046X_2025_10_12_282

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ENSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE RELIGIOUS AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF THE RURAL POPULATION IN THE PENZA REGION

Published in MOSCOW ECONOMIC JOURNAL · Volume 10, Issue 12 · Pages 146–174 · Rubric: Regional and branch economy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/2413046X_2025_10_12_282

Received: 11.12.2025 Accepted: 14.01.2026 Published: 14.01.2026

Authors

Aleksey Malyshev

Nikolay N. Solodkov

Aleksey Malyshev

Academic degree: candidate of economic sciences

Penza State Technological University docent · kafedra «Marketing i ekonomicheskaya teoriya» · Russian Federation · Penza

Nikolay N. Solodkov

Academic degree: candidate of geographical sciences

Penza State Agrarian University Associate Professor · Russian Federation · Penza

ABSTRACT

In the context of growing interreligious tensions worldwide and strengthening interfaith harmony in Russian regions, the study of religious and confessional identity as a resource for sustainable territorial development is becoming increasingly important. The aim of this research is to identify the differences between religious identity (individual, reflective, based on personal faith) and confessional identity (collective, ethnically determined) and to assess their potential for tourism development in the Penza Region. The study employs methods of comparative analysis, cartographic approach, correlation analysis, as well as analysis of statistical data from Rosstat and registers of religious organizations (2011–2025). It has been established that the distribution of churches and mosques in the region is closely linked to the demographic and ethnocultural landscape: churches are concentrated in large cities, while mosques are located in areas of compact settlement of Tatars and Mordva-Moksha. Based on this, two tourist streams are identified: religious-cultural (motivated by interest in ethnoconfessional traditions) and pilgrimage (based on personal spiritual needs). Recommendations are formulated for the differentiation of tourism products and infrastructure, which will not only preserve cultural diversity but also enhance the socio-economic development of the region through sustainable tourism. The study was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation No. 25-28-20463, https://rscf.ru/en/project/25-28-20463/.

KEYWORDS

confessional identity, cultural diversity, mosques, interfaith harmony, pilgrimage, Penza Region, religious identity, religious-cultural tourism, tourist infrastructure, tourism, churches, sustainable territorial development

Funding

Issledovanie vypolneno za schet granta Rossiyskogo nauchnogo fonda № 25-28-20463, https://rscf.ru/en/project/25-28-20463/.

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Malyshev A. A., Solodkov N. N. ENSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE RELIGIOUS AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF THE RURAL POPULATION IN THE PENZA REGION // MOSCOW ECONOMIC JOURNAL. 2025. no. 12. pp. 146-174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/2413046X_2025_10_12_282. (Date of access 05.10.2026).

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Aleksey Malyshev, Solodkov N. N.. "ENSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE RELIGIOUS AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF THE RURAL POPULATION IN THE PENZA REGION." MOSCOW ECONOMIC JOURNAL 10.12 (2025): 146-174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55186/2413046X_2025_10_12_282.

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Malyshev A. A., Solodkov N. N. (2025). ENSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE RELIGIOUS AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF THE RURAL POPULATION IN THE PENZA REGION. MOSCOW ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 10(12), 146-174. https://doi.org/10.55186/2413046X_2025_10_12_282

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Aleksey Malyshev, Solodkov N. N.. "ENSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE RELIGIOUS AND CONFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF THE RURAL POPULATION IN THE PENZA REGION." MOSCOW ECONOMIC JOURNAL 10, no. 12 (2025): 146-174. https://doi.org/10.55186/2413046X_2025_10_12_282.

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