SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF RUSSIAN NORTH TOPONYMY SPACE

Abstract

This article explores the process of transitioning names into signs and symbols that describe the landscapes of the Valaam and Solovki islands, characterizing the spiritual and economic fields of the northern monasteries’ activity. The research of Russian North toponymy space was based on the study of toponymy of the Valaam and Solovetsky archipelagos islands, which consists of place names of both Russian and Baltic-Finnish origin. The research is connected to the growing interest in the historical, cultural, and spiritual life of the newly reborn monasteries on Valaam and Solovki. The aim of this article is to study the place names of Solovki and Valaam. The research tasks are meant to identify place names from archival and other sources, to classify, to identify the place names that are removing into signs and symbols.

Keywords

• valaam
• solovki
• russian north
• sign
• symbol
• monasteries
• toponyms
• classification
• валаам
• соловки
• русский север
• знак
• символ
• монастыри
• топонимы
• классификация