UDC 391 The article examines the processes of adaptation of traditional Christian confessions for the Siberian region (primarily folk Orthodoxy and Old Believers) to the ongoing changes in the surrounding world. Special attention is paid to such a phenomenon as "technical eschatology", which is associated with the endowment of technology with eschatological significance, when the spread of technical innovations - new means of transport, communications, household appliances, etc. - is regarded by carriers of traditional religious consciousness as a direct sign of the coming or already coming "last times". The research is based on the author's long-term field research, as well as published works of peasant writers-Old Believers, which assess the new realities of modern life and, first of all, the achievements of science and technology of the XX century in terms of the Orthodox Faith. Keywords: folk Orthodoxy and Old Believers of Siberia, traditional eschatological myth, apocalyptic images, modern achievements of science and technology. Introduction One of the reasons for the transformation of traditional religious consciousness is the rapid change in the subject environment surrounding a person, including the emergence of new means of transport, communications, household appliances and other technical innovations. Being a characteristic reflection of the growing processes of globalization, the dynamic development of traditional media, as well as the explosive spread of the latest (satellite, electronic, etc.) technologies, inevitably lead to the formation of a single information space for the entire post-industrial society [Rogozin, 2006, p. 476]. At the same time, "new global realities", according to experts, radically change the most conservative structures of social consciousness and behavior - traditions, customs, as well as religious and ritual practices [Zhvitiashvili, 2003, p.6]. In this regard, the question of what is happening in modern conditions with cultur ... Read more