The article examines the conflict between the episcopal nobleman Mikhail Okulov and hunters from the Mezen Incovy, which occurred in 1688. Thanks to the identified set of sources, it was possible to uncover a number of important phenomena of the daily life of the Russian North at the end of the 17th century. These are the schism in the Russian Orthodox Church and the practice of combating Old Believers, the use of witchcraft in the hunting of Novaya Zemlya, as well as patronage in resolving judicial conflicts. The role of social interrelations in resolving conflict situations at the local (Okladnikova Sloboda, Mezen district) and regional (Kholmogory) levels is shown.
S. A. Nikonov (Wed,) studied this question.