Russian Studies in Culture and Society (Dec 2023)

THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE OLD BELIEVERS IN THE SOCIO-CULTURAL SPACE OF TRANSBAIKALIA

  • Tatiana V. Mishina,
  • Natalia S. Kondakova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12731/2576-9782-2023-4-127-143
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 127 – 143

Abstract

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Background. The socio-cultural space of Transbaikalia is represented by a wide ethno-cultural diversity, which was formed historically under the influence of various factors. Subsequently, each of the cultures that appeared in Transbaikalia contributed to the cultural space of the region. However, today there is a change in the importance of traditional cultures, new values appear that are more in demand in modern conditions, hence the loss of traditional culture, the disappearance of cultural heritage. The issue of preservation and transmission of traditional culture is becoming urgent. In the context of the analysis of cultural heritage, the concepts of M. Halbvaks, E. Hobsbaum, P. Nor, G. Peckham, Lisitsky A.V., Mamaeva O.B., Kuchmaeva V.A., Kopsergenova A.A. are studied. Old Believers in Transbaikalia were studied by Bolonev F.F., Gavrilova E.A. et al. Materials and methods. The appeal to theoretical concepts in the field of cultural heritage shows the close interconnectedness of cultural heritage and memory. The concepts of M. Halbwax, E. Hobsbawm, P. Nor, G. Peckham, Lisitsky A.V., Mamaeva O.B., Kuchmaeva V.A., Kopsergenova A.A. fix the interdependence of cultural heritage and cultural memory. The work uses general scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, comparison. Results and conclusions. Cultural heritage, while remaining “alive”, allows it to be reproduced and remains relevant in modern times, however, the transformation of heritage into memory leads to its restoration, the invention of tradition, consolidation in places of memory, restoration due to demand in the field of economics and tourism. Within the framework of state projects, tourist requests, there is a revival of this tradition in folklore, material elements, but the question remains open about the revival of the spiritual tradition of the Old Believers.

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