Orthodox landscape of taiga Siberia

This research is a continuation of the field and archaeological desktop studies conducted by the faculty of TSU departments of history and philology, as well as TSU Research Library. During the expeditions of 1985-2012 unique samples of Cyrillic texts of the XV-XX centuries and biographical and religious narratives reflecting adaptation strategies and practices of Russian peasant population of the region were collected.

Today, the research interests of the group are focused on studying:

• the networks of sacred places and objects in taiga Siberia;
• the interaction between the official and “people’s” Orthodoxy;
• the mechanisms and factors of formation of ethno-confessional identity of Russian peasant population in the Tomsk region during the 1890s-1930s.

Along with research, the student’s seminar “Social networks and structures of everyday life” is conducted under the supervision of Artyom V. Vasiliev.

	Elena E. Dutchak Head of the research group LSAR Leading Research Fellow Professor of Subdepartment of Russian History Department of History, National Research Tomsk State University Doctor of Historical Science E-mail: dee010@mail.ru
	Elena A. Kim LSAR Research Fellow Senior Lecturer at Subdepartment of Russian History Department of History, National Research Tomsk State University E-mail: kimea@mail.ru
	Artyom V. Vasiliev LSAR Junior Research Fellow Candidate of Historical Science E-mail: art001@sibmail.com
	Tatyana V. Polezhaeva LSAR Junior Research Fellow Postgraduate Student at Subdepartment of Russian History Department of History, National Research Tomsk State University E-mail: tanechka35388@sibmail.com

The project "Man in a Changing World. Identity and Social Adaptation: Past and Present" is funded by the Russian Government
(grant #14.В25.31.0009)
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