PROBLEM OF SHORS’ ETHNOGENESIS

Abstract

The paper addresses the hypotheses on the ethnogenesis of Shors as an ethnos introduced by the Russian researchers since the 18th century. The author suggest a new understanding of the artedacts that had been used in previous researches, as applied to some ethnolocal groups of Shors, which in the early 20th century consisted of secondary families – seoks and big blood-relation families-tyols.

Keywords

• shors
• ethnogenesis
• ethnolocal groups
• secondary families – seoks
• blood-relation families-tyols