ɪn lˈɛɾɚz sˈɛnt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː tə ðə kəmˈɪʃən fɔːɹ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˈʌlts ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈɛntɹəl ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv kəmˈɪɾi ʌvðɪ ˌɑːɹɹˌɛsˈɛfˌɛsˈɑːɹ fɹʌm nˈɔːɹθ kˈɔːkæsəs ænd fɹʌm mˈɪdəl ˈeɪʒə, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ fɹʌmðə sˈɛntɹəl blˈæk ˈɜːθ ɹˈiːdʒən, ðɛɹwˌɜː ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tuː "ˈoʊld ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks" ænd "tɹˈuː ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks kɹˈɪstʃənz" hˌuː əpˈoʊzd ðɛmsˈɛlvz tə ðə ɹˌɛnəvˈeɪʃənˌɪsts.
In letters sent during 1923 to the Commission for Religious Cults under the Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR from North Caucasus and from Middle Asia, and later from the Central Black Earth Region, there were references to "Old Orthodox" and "True Orthodox Christians" who opposed themselves to the Renovationists.