HISTORY

The article presents statistical data analysis reflecting Kuban field Archaeology state on the basis of the material of fieldwork department of Archaeology Institute, Moscow, which is derived from “@Археология” information retrieval system. It also presents conclusions concerning the structure and dynamics of fieldwork research, ways and means of creating a regional archeological center.

Key words: field Archaeology, carte blanche, information retrieval system, statistic analysis, regional organizations, regional center.

AMPHORAE STAMPS FROM PHANAGORIA

T. M. Kutinova

For the most part archaeological material from Phanagoria excavations is presented by amphorae stamps whose analysis makes it possible to obtain valuable data concerning dynamic of polis trade with different production centers exporting goods in stamped ceramic containers. The bulk of Phanagoria collection stamps was restored, chronologically arranged, and systematized.

Key words: Phanagoria, classic archaeology, amphorae stamps.

BARBARIANS OF THE NORTHERN BLACK SEA REGION IN THE FIGHT BETWEEN CONSTANTINE AND LICINIUS

S. V. Yartsev

The article deals with a complex issue concerning the role of barbarians in the fight between Constantine and Licinius. The advanced historical reconstruction of events in an orderly sequence makes it possible to mark out that facts established from various written sources directly or obliquely bear evidence of barbarians’ participation in the rivalry between two august personages. The major events are the attack of Rausimodus’ sauromatians on Constantine’s possessions in AD 322 and the attack of Goths in AD 323. One way or another, the latter might be connected with underhand intrigues of Licinius. For all that, Ravsimod fi rst march to the empire’s boundaries might have had nothing to do with internal confl icts of the Roman Empire. It was most probably one of the last attempts of the barbarians to launch a raid with the help of Bosporus fleet. The paper correlates subsequent events – Licinius’s defeat and his captivity, his mutiny against Constantine in AD 325 in which he relied on faithful Goths – with the contents of the second plot of chapter 53 of Constantine VII (Porphyrogenitus, «the Purple-born» ) De Administrando Imperio («On the governance of the Empire»).

Key words: Northern Black Sea region, empire, barbarians, war, diplomacy, mutiny.

ORIENTAL AMICI OF MARCUS ANTONIUS IN THE CIVIL WARS OF THE 40–30 BC.

Y. Al. Fedina

The article deals with the problem of the eastern clientele during the period of Civil Wars after the Ceasar’s death. The author gives special attention to the patrono-client relations of the triumvir Marcus Antonius with rulers, communities and infl uential inhabitants of Asia Minor.

Key words: Roman Republic, Civil War, clientele.

LEGIONNAIRES AND VETERANS IN PROVINCE AND TOWN GOVERNMENTS OF DACIA

M. V. Popov

The article is devoted to the role of soldiers in governing bodies of Dacia. Dacia was a rather late addition to the empire, which required active involvement of servicemen in administration sphere during a period of its transition to the status of a province. Administrative duties were performed by the former servicemen that came from the ranks of the local provincial army.

Key words: Roman Dacia, province government, Roman servicemen.

HIERONYMUS OF STRIDON: ANTIQUE HERITAGE AND CHRISTIANITY PROSPECTS

O. A. Ananyeva

The article, based on the analysis of the works of Hieronymus, a father of the Christian church, deals with ancient philosophy impact on Christianity teachings taking shape at the time.

Key words: antiquity, Christianity, Hieronymus.

CONSPIRACY OF ROSOMONES (JORDAN AND GERMANIC EPIC TRADITION)

I. V. Zinkovskaya

The article deals with the conspiracy of Rosomanus who were mentioned only once by Jordanes, a Gothic historian (Get. 129–130). The author proposes to change the line of research and recant overt or covert ethnocentrism while trying to solve Rosomanus problem. German epic tradition claims that king Ermanarich was killed by his servitors, which directed the author’s attention to the fact that the lexicon of Ulfi las Gothic Bible of the 4th c. had both the word manna — man, and the word rohsns = ancient Greek ???? (royal court). It is important to note that the word was also used by the Ostrogoths as its derivative *razna persisted in the vocabulary of Crimean Goths till the later period of the Middle Ages. Thus Gothic *rohsnimans (Lat. rosomoni) might mean men of the court, courtiers. In such a situation Sar and Ammiy, crafty Rosomoni brothers from Jordanes story are just servitors, attendants from Ermanarich’s suite and not an ethnos conquered by the king that historians and archeologists had unsuccessfully tried to fi nd for a long time.

Key words: Jordanes, Getica.

THE FRANKISH ROYAL ANNALS: THE PAST SERVING THE PRESENT

A. I. Sidorov

The most important historical work of the Carolingian period is taken as the basis for the analysis of different methods employed by the Franks for assessing and reconstructing their recent past. The research is based on the study of special terminology and narrative constructions.

Key words: annals, historiography, Carolingians, Frankish Kingdom.

SCIENTIFIC ANECDOTE BY M. V. LOMONOSOV: TWO ASTRONOMS MET EACH OTHER IN (DISCOURSE PECULIARITIES)

T. Ye. Abramzon

This is a study of a scientific anecdote, quite an unusual genre for educational practice. In his twelve line miniature poem Lomonosov gives two astronomic world concepts — geocentric and heliocentric. Using fine rhetoric he establishes scientific truth. The author of the article has concentrated on revealing European sources of Lomonosov’s poem and their original remaking by the Russian poet.

Key words: the Age of the Enlightenment, Lomonosov, geocentricism, heliocentricism, scientific anecdote.

M. V. LOMONOSOV’S INSCRIPTIONS FOR THE SILVER RELIQUARY OF ALEXANDER NEVSKY: ECPHRASIS PECULIARITY

S. N. Puzankova

The article, dealing with ecphrasis study, is based on tombstone inscriptions written by Lomonosov for Alexander Nevsky’s tomb in 1750 and 1752. The author’s primary consideration is the interaction of material factors (tombstone) and poetic texts (tombstone inscriptions).

Key words: Lomonosov, tombstone inscriptions, ecphrasis, Alexander Nevsky.

ROMANTIC CONFLICT IN YE. A. BORATYNSKY’S LYRICS (an approach to the problem)

S. V. Rudakova

Ye. A. Boratynsky’s world vision is based on a critical approach to reality that was typical of Romanticists. His lyric hero’s inner confl ict between emotions and reason, belief and truth, expectations and experience encourages awareness of nonchalant and sensible attitude to life as the only possible way out for him. Boratynsky’s lyric hero perceives life and emotional tension as two (though quite different) inseparably intertwined categories. That is why he, with his strong emotions, rich inner life, eternal spiritual quest, cannot but admit that life, full of hopelessness and quiet, is real.

Key words: romanticism, Boratynsky, confl ict, lyric hero, dream, emotional tension, quiet.

PREDATORS AND THEIR PREYS IN G. I. USPENSKY’S “RASTERYAYEV STREET MORALS”

N. V. Bakanova

The article considers a series of G. I. Uspensky’s essays from the axiological viewpoint with particular emphasis on the author’s system of values. Using G. I. Uspensky’s work as an example the author shows the possibilities of axiological approach for literature study.

Key words: russian literature, G. I. Uspensky, axiology.

STYLISTIC PECULIARITIES OF RHYTHMIC SEQUENCES IN J. AUSTEN’S NOVEL “NORTHANGER ABBEY”

Ye. A. Chernykh

This is a study of rhythmic arrangement of attributive and nominative sequences and their function in English fi ction. The study, based on J. Austen’s novel “Northanger Abbey”, is carried out in line with phonostylistics with particular emphasis on possible stylistic usage of rhythmic sequences as an artistic device.

Key words: philological reading, phonetics, stylistics, phonetic stylistics, attributive phrases, rhythm, prosody.

CONSPIRACY AGAINST EMPTINESS (FIGHT WITH NON-BEING IN O. MANDELSHTAM’S “STONE”)

V. S. Sevastyanova

The late 1900-s saw a thorough critical analysis of the ideals and values that Russian society and culture had lived by. The blow fell on moral, cultural and philosophical world outlook of symbolist artists, chimerical nature of the culture that sprung at the intersection of incompatible worlds. It was the poets of a new generation that were the fi rst to realize the danger lurking in the deeds of the authors that were unable to distinguish between dark and light, God and devil, one’s own volition and that of the primordial source. O.Mandelshtam was the fi rst to speak about the turn to being; thus he formulated his anti-symbolic theses and in his early poems set up a program of essentially opposing world image disembodiment. But from the very start of his opposition to emptiness there appeared many signs showing that a conspirator against non-being did not seem so utterly devoted to the declared ideas as one might expect him to.

Key words: being, non-being, symbolism, acmeism, facets, stone, emptiness.

MYTH ABOUT CHAPAYEV IN V. PELEVIN’S NOVEL “CHAPAYEV AND THE VOID”

V. I. Demin

The article presents the analysis of two novels — Victor Pelevin’s “Chapayev and the Void” and D. Furmanov’s “Chapayev”. The author considers key episodes of the myth about Chapayev in the light of socialist realism novel and postmodernism novel.

Key words: V. Pelevin, D. Furmanov, literary process of the 1990-s, Chapayev.

THE IMAGE OF GARDEN IN RUSSIAN FOLKLORE AND POETRY OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH C.

N. Ye. Tropkina, N. Ye. Ryabtseva

The article deals with the concept “Garden” in Russian folklore and the works of Russian poets of the second half of the 20th c. Regarding verbal creative work, both oral and written, as a meta system the authors consider similar connotations of the garden image and record its ambivalent character (death-renewal, grief-happiness, heavenly bliss-the Fall) and its association with the theme of cyclic existence.

Key words: meta system of verbal creative work, Russian folklore and poetry, garden image, semantics of folklore and literary images.

ISLAND MYTHOLOGEME IN RUSSIAN CULTURAL TRADITION

L. I. Gornitskaya

The article considers a specifi c representation of the mythologeme Island in Russian cultural tradition. The article is based on folklore texts (charms, short heroic poems) and literary works of the 17th–20th cc. It gives the analysis of the liminal character of island chronotope, and its connection with initiation plot. It also studies specifi c devices of artistic psychologism that help to unfold an ‘island’ plot.

Key words: russian folklore, island mythologeme, chronotope, initiation plots in Russian literature.

THE DECEASED AND HIS PROPERTY (AN UNDERLYING MOTIVE OF M. A. BULGAKOV)

Ye. A. Ivanshina

The article deals with a number of motives that are associated with death in Bulgakov’s text. In one way or another they are connected with treasures that imply inherited cultural values. This is a magic inheritance received by the author from his predecessors and bequeathed to his reader. The article presents Bulgakov’s text both as a cultural model and yule ritualism whose essence consists in the afterworld communication.

Key words: sink of iniquity, gift, initiation, culture memory, the deceased, Koshchey’s death, treasures, tradition.

A. P. CHEKHOV’S “IONYCH” IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN CULTURE

M. Ch. Larionova

The article deals with a doctor fi gure that was of considerable signifi cance for A. P. Chekhov’s creative work, which is presented from a traditional Russian folk notion of illnesses and healers. It also traces a connection between the story’s characters and personages of folklore theater. Socio-psychological plot of the story gets interpretation through traditional (sacralized) values: losses of intrinsic features of a physician characterize him and surrounding him people as a bogus doctor and bogus patients.

Key words: A. P. Chekhov’s creative work, Russian folklore, traditional notions of illnesses and healers.

NOBLEMAN’S ESSENCE OF LIFE IN “A TALE OF CZAREVITCH FEVEY” BY CATHERINE THE GREAT AND THE ODE “TO RESHEMYSL” BY DERZHAVIN

T. I. Akimova

The article deals with moral values refl ected by Catherine II in her “Tales…” that are devoted to her grandchildren. The issue was taken up by G. R. Derzhavin in his odes. A peculiar dialog of the Russian Empress and the hymn-singer helped to develop nobility’s notion of the essence of life. Complete inner freedom in conjunction with the nobleman’s service to the good of the country gave rise to the ideal of a Russian nobleman portrayed by Derzhavin in his ode.

Key words: nobleman’s values, tale, ode, behavior rules, enlightenment policy of Catherine II.

A. P. CHEKHOV’S CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF EXISTENCE MEANING

F. K. Besolova

This is a study of Chekhov’s works of 1888–1890 that give a comprehensive idea of ontological substantive search. Ontological what-for questions describe the character as a personality capable of coping with a state of chaos. A search for fundamental principles and a basic idea of existence balance axiological goals of the characters; evoking archetypical signifi cance they remind one of the harmony of microcosm and macrocosm.

Key words: A. P. Chekhov’s creative work, existence ontology, axiological goals, archetypes.

SONG INTERTEXTEMES IN V. P. ASTAFYEV’S ARTISTIC WORLD IMAGE

A. A. Osipova

The article, dealing with song intertextemes as linguistic units refl ecting V. P. Astafyev’s artistic world image, is centered round intertextemes presented by direct quotations and winged expressions in the writer’s works and characteristic of his idiolect.

Key words: artistic world image, intertexteme, idiolect, winged expressions, direct quotations.

RUSSIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY ADVERTISEMENT GENRE DYNAMICS

A. A. Mironova

The article deals with the history of bibliography advertisement genre formation in Russia in the 18th- early 20th cc. These genres comprise notices, catalogs, pricelists, annotations, reviews, editor’s address, advertisement advice, advertisement articles. Genre choice depends on the advertised object, communicative and pragmatic goals, target consumers, and the type of a periodical.

Key words: bibliographic, publishing advertisement, genre, evolution.

ON INTERTEXTUAL INTERACTION MODELS

L. N. Lunkova

The article deals with the analysis of intertextual interaction in postmodernist fi ction. It presents a survey of known intertextuality devices and raises the question as to whether there exist other possible models of text interaction and interpenetration.

Key words: intertextuality, source text, information consumer text, text inteaction.

ETHNO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL PECULIARITIES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE TOWNS DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH OF CENTRAL SIBERIA DURING “URBANIZATION” OF THE 1920–1950-S

N. A. Barantseva

The article reveals the dynamic of urban settlements in the South of Central Siberia (of the former Yenisei guberniya, and Krasnoyarsk territory since 1943) with regard for ethnodemographic and sociocultural characteristics of the population. It also describes the shift in townsfolk way of life and conditions

Key words: urbanization, Central Siberia towns, ethno-demographic and sociocultural characteristics of the population..

MIGRATION IMPACT ON THE SOCIAL SPHERE OF WESTERN SIBERIA TOWNS (1950–1970)

O. Yu. Sivachenko

The author investigates the industrial society shaping period in Russian history from 1950 to the 1960-s. The process of urbanization in the country paralleled a great migration. With statistic data the author shows that Western Siberia urban population loses social homogeneity due to the infl ux of people from villages and small towns. The author comes to the conclusion that in the 1960-s Western Siberia cities proved primary adaptation centers for country folk. It took time for stable urban population to form, which hampered building a new urban way of living.

Key words: urbanization, Siberian cities and towns, rural migration, sociocultural adaptation, way of life.

THE PROGRESS OF GENERATION MIGRATION AND ETHIC MORALE REFLECTED IN THE GENEALOGY OF PRESENT-DAY URBAN YOUTH OF UST-INYA, OLD-TIME VILLAGE LOCUS OF NOVOSIBIRSK

Ye. V. Antropov, Ye. I. Krasilnikova

On the basis of sociological, archive, and statistical sources the authors track population progress and territorial development of Novosibirsk locus during the 20th century. They also keep track of generation migration progress and ethnic morale stability of present-day urban youth against the background of migration increase, industrialization and urbanization in Siberia.

Key words: urbanization, migration, old-timers, migrants, identity, historical memory.

ETHNIC VALUES OF PRESENT-DAY YOUTH IN A POLYCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF A NORTHERN CITY (BASED ON PUBLIC OPINION POLL IN KHANTY-MANSIYSK)

Ye. A. Pivneva , N. G. Popova

The article, based on public opinion poll in Khanty-Mansiysk, presents results of ethnosociological study of values cherished by present-day youth of the North. It also considers ethnic identity place in identity environment and its significance for present-day young generation.

Key words: ethnic values, ethnic identity, youth, interethnic communication, multiethnicity.

THE POLES IN CONTEMPORARY ETHNO-CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF PERM

A. V. Chernykh

The article deals with the history and present-day characteristics of the Polish diaspora in Perm. Employing statistics data, public pole materials, and verbal history, the author characterizes Polish community of the city. Ethnic boundaries are indefinite, ethnic morale structure is complex and manifold. Besides, the community is characterized by double identity, acculturation and assimilation. Yet, “Polish theme” is favorably presented in Perm and Perm territory.

Key words: Perm Prikamye, multiethnic community, Poles history, sociocultural adaptation, ethnic identity.

ETHNO-SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN IN THE 1990-s

Yu. I. Guzhvenko (Tsyryapkina)

The article deals with newer ethno-social history of Kazakhstan. Analyzing ethno-political situation, ethno-demographic dynamics, and ethno-linguistic processes in eastern Kazakhstan in the 1990-s, the author comes to the conclusion that ethno-social structure change of the region was due to updating Kazakh population potential, to providing the leading ethnos with greater privileges, and to linguistic policy in Kazakhstan. Legal and cultural change of the Russians status quo brought forth their discontent, which at first added impetus to Slavic political and cultural organizations, and caused migration from Kazakhstan, especially in the early 1990-s.

Key words: Eastern Kazakhstan, Russian ethnos, migration, ethno-social processes, linguistic policy, ethno-cultural organizations.

AL-IDRISI ON BASHKIRS AND THEIR LAND

I. V. Antonov

This is the analysis of the data on the Bashkirs and their land derived from the work of al- Idrisi, the most prominent Arabian geographer of the 17th century. He refers Bashkirs together with Pechenegs and Bulgars to Turcomans. According to al-Idrisi the Bashkirs land in its turn consists of the lands of internal and external Bashkirs who dwelt in South Priuralye and South Zauralye respectively. A generic term ‘Bashkirs’ was often used for internal Bashkirs who settled down by the Belaya river. Al-Idrisi presents Bashkirs in his works as a considerable force in medieval Eurasia.

Key words: al-Idrisi, Bashkirs, South Urals.

UCHUK — PRAYING OF BASHKORTOSTAN NON-BAPTIZED CHUVASHI (BASED ON EXPEDITION MATERIAL)

V. V. Medvyedev

The article deals with preserving traditional pre-Christian beliefs among non-baptized Chuvashi of Bashkortostan. The description of uchuk, annual praying, is based on the material obtained from Chuvashi living in Ultimirivka village, Bakalink district. The article presents a study of the praying procedure, gives its detailes characterization, reveals traditional and novel features of the rite.

Key words: non-baptized Chuvashi, uchuk, praying, traditional beliefs.

THE ORIGIN OF RUSSIAN BELT-WRESTLING IN SIBERIA

A. V. Alexandrov

Russian belt-wrestling shares common roots with the wrestling of Indo-European and Indo- Iranian peoples. It sprang from surprise tactics to attack the enemy from behind and to take him captive. Belt wrestling came to Siberia together with Russian migrants. It gave rise to shoulder belt wrestling followed by criss-cross belt contest. The article considers Russian marital arts as a part of traditional sport game culture of Russians in Western Siberia.

Key words: Western Siberia, military culture, Russian wrestling, belt-wrestling, traditional sport game culture, old-believer.

AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE LIFE OF THE SELENGA BURYATS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH C. AND THEIR DIET

A. A. Badmayev

This is the analysis of the Selenga Buryats agriculture changes in the fi rst half of the 19th c. caused by sedentary policy, and their impact on Buryats diet. Plough farming and gardening became a common practice for the Selenga Buryats in the fi rst half of the 19th c. Cereal products and vegetables became a part of the diet of settled, semi-settled, and semi-nomadic groups, but cattle-breeding products still dominated. The article’s addendum contains original documents from the Selenga steppe fund of the National Archives of Buryat Republic.

Key words: buryat traditional culture, modernization, sedentarization, cattle-breeding, cropgrowing, diet.

ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SOCIOCULTURAL ADAPTATION OF NORTHERNKULUNDA- STEPPE GERMAN POPULATION

A. Yu. Okhotnikov

The article deals with peculiar ethno-ecological adaptation of a local German ethnic group in the north of Kulunda steppe, namely, Povolzhye Germans. Kulunda Germans present a genetically complex ethnic community with Povolzhye German descendants of two migration waves predominant. These represent voluntary migration of the early 20th c. and forced migration of 1941. While in Kulunda steppe the Germans worked out their own adaptation strategy that was based on rational habitat development and interethnic contact experience.

Key words: Kulunda steppe, agrarian settlement, deportation, the German Diaspora, polyethnic environment, adaptation, ethno-ecological aspects of life activity.

ALTAI CLERIC MISSION AND ‘OTHER’ ETHNICS OF NORTH ALTAI FOOT-HILL

V. V. Nikolayev

The article deals with Altai cleric mission and its proselyte work with North Altai Foot-hill Turkic natives in the 19th — early 20th cc. The author traces, on archive materials grounds, true mechanism of Christianization and arrives at the conclusion that the mission, striving towards one and undivided Russian Orthodox Church environment, created prerequisites for native population acculturation with its further assimilation.

Key words: orthodoxy, Altai cleric mission, North Altai Foot-hill native Turkic population, double faith, acculturation.

URAL-SIBERIAN VESHCHITSA (SEERESS): FEMALE SACRAL PRACTICE IN PEASANT COMMUNITY OF THE MID 19th — EARLY 20th CC.

G. V. Lyubimova

The article deals with females possessing sacral knowledge (midwives, witch-doctors, witches). Employing comparative analysis of Slavic and Ugrian ritual traditions and mythology the author considers image transformations of ‘veshchitsa’, a female demonic personage with ambivalent characteristics that are connected with an ornithomorph female deity.

Key words: slavic and Ural mythology, folk demonology, female acral knowledge.

CORVINE IMAGE IN KHAKASS WORLD OUTLOOK

V. Al. Burnakov

The article presents a pioneer study of Khakass mythological and ritual complex connected with raven and crow images. The analysis of the birds concept is presented in shamanism context. The phenomenon is studied from symbolic and functional viewpoint.

Key words: bird, raven, crow, spirits, myth, ceremony, mediator, shamanism.

THE EARLY 20th C. HISTORY OF HANDICRAFTS IN SIBERIA

I. V. Oktyabrskaya, Ye. Yu. Pavlova

The history of folk handicrafts in Siberia is presented within the context of social and cultural changes taking place in Russia before the 1930-s. Socio-political changes in the country brought forth the shift from the search for national style in arts to new ideological values. Yet, folk handicrafts were considered a visiting card of the Soviet state. The interest in decorative and applied arts was connected with the prospects of developing artisan undertaking. In Siberia this process correlated with the ongoing search for ‘Siberian style’.

Key words: traditional artistic culture of Siberian peoples, modernization, folk handicrafts, Siberian artistic style.

ETHNO-CULTURAL POTENTIAL OF YUGRA AND YAMAL (PRESERVING STRATEGY AND PRESENT-DAY PRESENTATION)

Ye. V. Perevalova

The article deals with the current practice of preserving native Finno-Ugric and Samodian cultural heritage of Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Areas. The author analyzes methods and results of using ethnic resources of northern territories on the basis of legislature, management and academic techniques. Ethno-historical and cult objects are regarded as an important factor in preserving ethnic identity and cultural originality of native population of the area.

Key words: Finno-Ugric and Samodian ethnos of the Ural and Siberia, cultural heritage, ethno-historical and cult objects, protection legislation, ethic resource of the area.

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