Theme of division (raskol) in 19th century art: M. P. Musorgskii, V. I. Surikov

The questions of methodology and scientific analysis of the works of the Russian skill (music and painting), in which is represented the theme of the Old Faith motions (division) of the second half of 17th of century are examined. In the music - this is the opera «Khovanshchina» by M. P. Musorgskii, in the painting - «Morning of streletskoy execution» and «Boyar of Morozova» by V. I. Surikov. The comparative analysis of the creative approaches of the outstanding workers of domestic culture, who created the remarkable works, which became the apex of Russian historical opera and Russian historical painting is carried out. The matters under discussion of the methodology of the artistic understanding of history, and also its interpretation of Musorgskii and Surikov. Is outlined also the circle of the sources - of the works by the historians of the past and contemporary, into study of whom deeply entered M. P. Musorgskii in the process of formation and realization of the operatic concept, be based on idea of the artistic understanding of the past and by the tendency of the search for present in the past. The documents, which make it possible to understand the special features of personal perception for V. I. Surikov of the epoch of archers riots and religious beginnings of staroveriya (old believers) as seen, as if by squandered by it itself of reality are shown.