▁who ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁were ▁gu ided ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Old - R ite ▁Church . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁there ▁was ▁already ▁an ▁Old ▁Bel ie vers ' ▁chap el ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Revolution , ▁g us ly aki ▁( res idents ▁of ▁G us l its a ) ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁criminal ▁t endencies ▁and ▁a ▁prop ens ity ▁for ▁horse - ste aling . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁horse ▁th ieves ▁were ▁from ▁Y el izar ovo ▁and ▁Kost ino . ▁ ▁St olen ▁horses ▁were ▁usually ▁sold ▁in ▁nearby ▁Y eg ory ev sk , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Ry az an ▁Governor ate ▁and ▁thus ▁not ▁in ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Governor ate ' s ▁police . ▁ ▁Population ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁the ▁village ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 8 4   hom est ead s ▁compr ising ▁ 8 4 3 ▁inhabitants ▁( 4 0 8 ▁male ▁and ▁ 4 3 5 ▁female ). ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁population ▁increased ▁slightly ▁to ▁ 8 9   hom est ead s ▁compr ising ▁ 9 6 5   people ▁( 4 8 2 ▁male ▁and ▁ 4 8 3 ▁female ). ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁population ▁grew ▁to ▁ 1 2 5   house holds ▁compr ising ▁ 6 1 8 ▁inhabitants