On December 13, 2017 at the Institute of Humanities of Novgorod State University began the conference “Russian province during the Revolution oа the year 1917”. The conference is carried out as a part of collaboration between the Yaroslav the Wise Novgorod State University, Saint Petersburg Institute of History and Novgorod metropolitanate of the Russian Orthodox Church. Both lecturers and students of different specializations of Humanities participate in this event.