Abstract: The study is devoted to the activities of A.V. Shemansky in the museum organization established on the basis of the former Peterhof imperial residence in 1925–1937. A student of Leningrad University, who has gained experience in preserving the historical and artistic heritage in his native Tambov province, gets a job in the Management staff of the Peterhof palaces-museums. In the mid–1920s, there was an active search for new forms and contents of museums. Unsuccessful experiments led to the closure of expositions and the repurposing of former royal palaces for the needs of the young Soviet state. A.V. Shemansky joined the working group on the creation of a new type of museum exposition from the first days of his work. The study of the activities of A.V. Shemansky as deputy for scientific work made it possible to consider the policy of power in relation to the symbols of the royal system on the example of the Peterhof palace. The research methodology is based on the principles of historicism, objectivism and systematic scientific analysis. The article is based on extensive archival materials from various repositories and pre-war travel guides to Peterhof and the suburbs. The scientific activity of A.V. Shemansky has not yet become the subject of a separate study. The name of the Peterhof researcher is often found in studies of the biographies of his closest associates: N.I. Arkhipov and S.S. Geichenko. Also, the activity of our hero is noted in the works devoted to the method of thematic exposition. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that, based on specific historical material, the ways of creating museum expositions in the conditions of the prevailing state ideology are shown. The study reveals the importance of the role of A.V. Shemansky in the development and popularization of Peterhof Palace museums. A. V. Shemansky was a true guardian of cultural heritage, opposing the closure of museums and the transformation of historical sites into parks of culture and recreation. In the name of the true mission of the museum business, A. V. Shemansky sacrificed himself and survived a terrible ordeal, going through the investigation and the camp.

Keywords: palace-museums, science, exposition, guidebooks, royal residence, A. V. Shemansky, ideology, culture, Peterhof, museum

Abstract: The subject of the research in the article is the problem of similarities and differences in the interactions of the Soviet government with two traditional communities living in the newly formed Buryat-Mongolian ASSR since 1923 – Old Believers and Cossacks who have lost their official status (act as the object of research). The modifications of their identities caused by both intra-communal processes and external invasions by the state have largely led to a certain ideological collapse of modern renaissance trends. The following aspects of the topic are considered: analysis of the policy of "soft power" in terms of influence on Ancient Orthodoxy and radical "storytelling" of the 1920s, respectively; study of the parallel with this policy of the transition of communities to practices of socially approved behavior by the early 1930s. The study mainly used a historical and comparative method involving the allocation of common and special features of various phenomena. This helped to compare the policy of the Communists in relation to two rather different communities from each other. The ideographic method made it possible to better understand the peculiarities of the 1920s, through the prism of elements of biographies of individual people. The traditional communities of Old Believers and Cossacks of Buryat Mongolia in the 1920s were subjected (to varying degrees of influence) to a political, social and cultural transformation of their identities - moderate for the former and radical for the latter. By the early 1930s, it provoked the transition to practices of approved behavior, as the only option for non-public preservation of the meanings of their "deep" specificity, and in the case of the Cossacks, external forms of cultural identity. The novelty of the research lies in the study of the ideological policy of the Soviet government in the early years of its existence, based on a comparison of two specific communities of Buryatia – Old Believers and Cossacks, as well as the introduction into scientific circulation of sources of personal origin – the memories of family old-timers and descendants of military Cossacks.

Keywords: atheization, communist ideology, Soviet power, Cossack identity, Old Believer identity, Buryat-Mongolian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, National history, decossackization, collectivization, socially approved behavior

Abstract: This article presents the raw materials of Yakut clothing and its symbolic meaning based on the materials of Yakut traditional folklore (Olonkho texts, proverbs and sayings). In all cultures, archaic ideas about clothing are associated with sacred ideas about the surrounding world, space, apothecary, social, aesthetic meanings are put into the costume, and animals play an important role in this phenomenon, acting here not only as material resources, but also carrying mental content, endowing a garment with special meanings, and a person special qualities. The costume is in direct contact with the human biological body, which is perceived in all cultures not just as a biological object, but as something related to the human personality. The main text of the article is divided into two semantic parts: folklore data revealing the social significance and material value of animal skins, and ideas about the apotropaic, magical functions of animals transmitted to humans through clothing. Previous studies of the traditional Yakut costume have been devoted to issues of visual appearance, sacred functions, and costume transformation. In this article, an attempt will be made to consider the ideas of the Yakuts about animals reflected in the materials of traditional clothing, which is the novelty of the study. The considered ethnographic data, texts of epic folklore and Yakut proverbs and sayings showed that animal motifs in clothing definitely carry sacred functions: animal morphological motifs are used in Yakut traditional clothing not only for aesthetic, but also for apotropaic purposes. Proverbs and sayings, along with descriptions of the clothes of mythical characters of Olonkho, show that the ranking of valuable / not valuable, sacred /ordinary is reflected in everyday vocabulary and folklore. These data allow us to evaluate not only the attitude towards fur as a material, but through them we can trace the spiritual attitude towards animals expressed through the costume.

Keywords: Yakutia, clothing materials, proverbs and sayings, fauna, animal representations, folklore, Yakut clothing, traditional Yakut costume, Olonkho, natural resources

Abstract: The subject of the study is the activity of scientists from the Institute of Biology of the Komi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. In 1986-1992, researchers from the Institute of Biology worked in the Chernobyl accident zone. The foundation for scientists to conduct scientific research in the area of the accident was laid by the long-term scientific activity of radioecologists of the Institute of Biology in the Komi ASSR. The methodological basis of the work was based on the principles of historicism, scientific objectivity, and an interdisciplinary approach that made it possible to explain phenomena and events using the knowledge of several scientific disciplines. The novelty of the work lies in the fact that it shows for the first time the connection between radioecological research and environmental history. Based on archival documents and published sources, the importance of radioecological research in the context of ecohistory was revealed for the first time. It is shown that the research of scientists from the Institute of Biology of the Komi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences was carried out within the framework of scientific research aimed at a comprehensive study of the consequences of a radiation accident. The scientific staff of the Institute of Biology prepared recommendations for the elimination of its consequences and obtained results that contributed to the development of radioecology. It was found that the radioecological studies conducted in the accident zone were closely related to the environmental history, and their results make it possible to protect ecosystems from the effects of radiation.

Keywords: environmental history, history of science, The USSR Academy of Sciences, Komi Science Centre, ionizing radiation, radioactivity, radiation accident, Chernobyl accident, radioecology, interdisciplinarity

Abstract: The Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878 is the largest foreign policy event in the Russian history of the second half of the 19th century, as well as a significant event in the history of international relations. As a result of the war, the political map and the alignment of political forces in the southeastern part of Europe will change, therefore, the most diverse aspects of the war of 1877-1878 require careful research and rethinking. The subject of the study is the system of measures of preparation for military operations of the Russian–Turkish war of 1877-1878 within the local borders of the coast of the North-Western Caucasus. On the eve of the war, this space would include such administrative units of the Russian Empire as Temryuksky District of the Kuban Region and the Black Sea District, located to the south, which included three departments of guardianship: northern – Novorossiysk, average – Tuapse (Velyaminovsky) and southern – Sochi. The methodological basis of the research is based on the principles of historicism and objectivity, general scientific methods of analysis, comparison, generalization, concretization, etc. They made it possible to comprehensively study and systematize the material, identify historical facts, determine cause-and-effect relationships, and formulate conclusions. In the study, the author pays special attention to the placement of mobilized military units in the points of the Kuban Region and the Black Sea District, the organization of drill exercises and fire training exercises, and the appointment of those responsible for certain areas of defense. For the first time in historiography, the author considers the creation of the Anapa cordon line, designed to protect the north-western part of the coast, which ran from Anapa to Taman inclusive. The article provides data on the quantitative composition and combat capabilities of the Russian Black Sea and Turkish fleets, which could play a key role in the confrontation. The author also mentions the minefields installed in Tsemesskaya Bay after the outbreak of hostilities. The study also revealed the weakest area of defense – the Sochi department of the Black Sea District.

Keywords: Black Sea District, Kuban Region, mine barriers, Turkish Flee, Black Sea Fleet, deployment of troops, preparing for war, Anapa cordon line, mobilisation, Russian-Turkish War

Abstract: The paper presents the study results of the paleopathological features on the bone remains of the 10th–11th centuries nomadic population originating from under the kurgan and ground burials in the Lower Volga region. The material for the analysis was the remains of 22 individuals: 2 juvenile, 10 men and 10 women. In total, the series included 21 skulls and 6 postcranial skeletons. The incidence of pathological conditions on the skeleton bones was assessed using the standard assessment program of paleopathological conditions of the bones of the postcranial skeleton developed by A.P. Buzhilova. As a result of the study, it has been established that there were no children in the Oghuz burials, at the same time, adult male and female remains were represented in approximately equal sex ratio. The dento-facial system was characterized by the absence of caries, a low frequency of abscesses and enamel chips. The overall traumatism of the adult population was reported at the level of 27.3 per cent. The bone remains have shown episodic stress markers, inflammatory processes traces, endocrine disorders signs and premature skeleton wear. Statistical differences in the series between the sexes were observed only in the indicator of exposure to cold stress. The revealed paleopathological and demographic features of the population of the 10th–11th centuries of the Lower Volga region allow us to characterize the Oghuz as a nomadic people actively involved in the military and political processes in the territory of the Eurasian steppe. The dental system pathologies indicate the predominance of a meat and dairy diet with periods of prolonged hunger. The specific structure of the occipital bone indicates that the Oghuz population practiced the custom of using a «beshik» type cradle for infants.

Keywords: stress markers, trauma, skull deformation, diet, pathologies, the Lower Volga region, early medieval era, nomads, The Oghuz, age and sex structure

Abstract: In this article, the author examines the national liberation struggle of Serbia within the framework of the Eastern Question, as well as the role of the European powers and the Russian Empire in these events. Not only military conflicts are analyzed, but also diplomatic relations between the parties. The subject of the study is the national liberation struggle of Serbia in the 1870s–1880s. The object of the study is the role of Serbia's allies (Montenegro, the Russian Empire, the Austro–Hungarian Empire) in the resistance of the Serbs to the Ottoman Empire. Special attention is paid to the role of Serbia and other Christian peoples of the Balkan Peninsula in the Herzegovina uprising; Russian-Serbian relations during the military conflicts of 1876–1878; to consider the influence of Austria-Hungary on political and economic life. The article uses general research methods – analysis, synthesis, concretization, as well as special historical research methods – narrative, historical-genetic, chronological. The scientific novelty of the work is determined by the formulation of a scientific problem; by the involvement of publications (including in a foreign language) published over the past 5 years; by the involvement of historical sources that have not been translated into Russian. After the research, the author came to the following conclusions: the national liberation movement of Serbia was closely linked to its foreign policy course, and in its struggle it relied on Montenegro, the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire; significant support in this struggle (not only financial, but also military) was provided by the Russian Empire, however, after the Berlin However, relations between states are deteriorating; the Austro-Hungarian Empire has a significant impact on the internal and external political course, as well as economic development. The choice of an ally later led the country to a crisis.

Keywords: Treaty of Constantinople, Treaty of San Stefano, Austro-Serbian Alliance, russo-turkish war, Congress of Berlin, first Serbian–Ottoman War, Eastern question, Herzegovina uprising, Jovan Ristić, Milan I of Serbia

Abstract: The subject of the study is occupational diseases in industrial enterprises of St. Petersburg in the early twentieth century. The problem of acquiring occupational diseases has deep historical roots, has not lost its relevance today, but unlike the issue of occupational injuries, it is not widely reflected in historiography. The source base is also very limited. The study of the problem of the acquisition of occupational diseases as a certain indicator of working conditions, as well as the analysis of measures to reduce the risk of their acquisition, allows for a more in-depth study of the formation and development of occupational safety at industrial enterprises in St. Petersburg in the early twentieth century. An important task is to establish the reasons for the inability to bring occupational diseases and the consequences of industrial accidents under a single database.  The following methods are used in the article: analysis, synthesis, comparison, analogy, deduction. Chronologically problematic, dialectical and historical methods were used, the latter was supplemented by logical ones. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that previously the issue of occupational diseases was considered by researchers most often as a side story or historical "background" to highlight other problems. In this article, the problem of acquiring occupational diseases is equivalent to the problem of industrial injuries, its causes and consequences. The article concludes about the imperfection and limitations of legislation in the field under study and about the improper setting of the labor protection system at industrial enterprises in St. Petersburg in the early twentieth century, as well as the reluctance of business owners to invest in labor protection measures. The reasons for the impossibility of considering occupational diseases and the consequences of occupational injuries as identical phenomena have been established. The article may be useful to researchers of the situation of workers in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Keywords: occupational diseases, industrial injuries, St. Petersburg, improvement of working conditions, women's work, legislation, industrial enterprises, labor protection, working conditions, violations of sanitary standards

Abstract: The object of our local historical study was the totality of the urban population of the south of Western Siberia, the subject – the patterns and forms of social differentiation of the population of Omsk, Petropavlovsk, Semipalatinsk, Pavlodar, Biysk and Ust-Kamenogorsk. These cities had a single history of origin in the border area. The author relied on the concept of limology, which focuses on the study of border territories and processes. The territorial scope of the study is limited to the south of Western Siberia, including the south of Tomsk province (Altai Krai), the territory of the Steppe General Governorate with its center in Omsk together with the Akmola and Semipalatinsk regions. The purpose of the study was to analyze the forms of social differentiation of the population of cities in the south of Western Siberia in the chronological framework of the end of the 19th century – the first third of the 20th century and to identify patterns. Research methodology: historical methods are combined with microsociological methods. This allowed us to study the population of cities through the analysis of statistical census data. Systemic, comparative-historical, statistical research methods were used, which allowed us to comprehensively study the stated topic, classify and process data with the calculation of absolute and relative values, average values, using demographic indicators. The novelty of the study lies in the consideration of the functional, rank, differentiation of the population of the cities under study. The tables present an analysis of the forms of social differentiation of the population of cities in the south of Western Siberia, and revealed the level of its activity. The average salary of different professional spheres is discussed and the leveling of wages is noted to reduce the differentiation of the population.

Keywords: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Biysk, Semipalatinsk, Omsk, Petropavlovsk, city, rank differentiation, Western Siberia, functional differentiation, social differentiation

Abstract: The article considers the problem of the emergence and main trends of the pilgrimage activity of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society in 1882-1905. It is established that during this period there was an actualization of the Eastern issue and increased competition between the leading states in the Middle East, who covered their geopolitical goals with religious arguments. This posed an imperative for the Russian Empire, a world power that traditionally defended Orthodoxy in the Holy Land and had its own interests in the region, to respond. After the Crimean War, the idea of forming a sphere of Russian presence in Palestine was put forward at the state level. There has been an increase in Russia's diplomatic and spiritual influence in the Holy Land, which has manifested itself in the functioning of a number of relevant representative offices here, the creation of infrastructure and the activation of the Orthodox pilgrimage movement. Subsequently, in order to systematize and increase the effectiveness of efforts, the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society was founded, an organization with a special status, state and church support, which became the main coordinator of the humanitarian presence of the Russian Empire in the Middle East region.  The methodological basis of the research is the synthesis of systemic and geopolitical campaigns, the expediency of which interaction is justified by modern trends in the development of the methodology of social sciences and humanities. This led to the use of research methods. The historical and genetic method made it possible to study the peculiarities of origin, establishing appropriate cause-and-effect relationships. The application of the institutional method helped to determine the importance of various institutions in the process of functioning of Society. Based on the analysis of a wide source base and numerous studies, it was revealed that during the period under review, along with charity, education, scientific and publishing activities aimed at maintaining and developing Orthodoxy in Palestine, one of the main tasks of the Society was the organization of a Russian pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It was characterized by the following manifestations: dissemination of information about pilgrimage trips; reduction of tariffs for participants of pilgrimage trips; establishment of transport links between Russia and Palestine; publication of relevant auxiliary, educational and scientific literature; acquisition of new land plots in the region; repair of existing and construction of new infrastructure and religious buildings in Palestine; systematization and improvement of pilgrimage routes; conducting special educational events by the Society.

Keywords: IOPS, Orthodox Palestine Society, Russian Orthodox Church, pilgrimage activities, Jerusalem, Middle East region, Palestine, Russian Empire, pilgrimage, public organization

Abstract: The article presents the characteristics of the "non-ceremonial" portrait of students in the state labor reserve system, associated with the spread of unauthorized absences and non-attendance of classes as everyday behavioral practices among student working youth. The purpose of the article is to present unauthorized absences and non-attendance of classes as common behavioral practices that underlie the identification of social types of the "non-ceremonial" portrait of students in the state labor reserve system ("truant" and "deserter"). The methodology of the work is based on the subcultural approach. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the identification of social types of the "non-ceremonial" portrait of students in the state labor reserve system - "deserter" and "truant" - based on behavioral practices associated with unauthorized absences and non-attendance of classes. Research results: 1) it was proven that unauthorized absences and non-attendance of classes were widespread in the socio-cultural environment of students in the state labor reserve system; 2) several forms of unauthorized absences and non-attendance of classes were identified: these are escapes, considered as desertion, temporary unauthorized absences with return back at the will of the student himself, truancy from classes and industrial practices, which could be both episodic and systematic in nature and, finally, lateness for events planned by the rules of the daily routine, including classes, physical exercises, walks, etc.; 3) such social types as "deserter" and "truant" were identified, which formed the basis of one of the vectors of the "non-ceremonial" portrait of students of the state labor reserves system. The results of the study can be used in studying the history of the formation of the vocational education system in the USSR, as well as in studying the socio-cultural appearance of working youth in the 1940-1950s.

Keywords: truancy from classes, escapes, vocational schools, factory training schools, informal portrait, students, state labor reserves, desertion, Sverdlovsk region, railway schools

Abstract: The purpose of the article is to consider and analyze the items of weapons of the XVII–XIX centuries, discovered during archaeological excavations in 2019 in Tobolsk on one site of the historical quarter of the city on the street. Oktyabrskaya, 9, on the site of the former Spassky estate. The analyzed artifacts are represented by cold throwing weapons – an instance of a well-preserved bone arrow; the collection of firearms also includes finds of rifle flints and cannon ammunition. The studied collection of weapons marks the layers of different times at the excavation site, which is consistent with the dating numismatic material. Despite the fact that this is not the first such archaeological collection in Tobolsk, it allows you to expand the range of finds of weapons in the city. These findings demonstrate the military potential of the city of Tobolsk, which was one of the strongholds in the development of Siberia.  The main research methods presented in the publication on the materials of the 2019 excavations in Tobolsk are analytical, comparative-historical, chronological, stratigraphic, typological, morphological. The analysis of weapons items of the XVII–XIX centuries from the excavations in 2019 at the site of one of the historical quarters of the upper posad of Tobolsk on the street Oktyabrsky showed that various types of it were used. These were both quite archaic (bow, arrows), which could be used for hunting, as well as for military defensive purposes, and advanced firearms used in combat (shotguns with a shock-flintlock, artillery). In general, these finds demonstrate the military potential of the city, which during the XVII–XVIII centuries occupied a leading position in the development of vast territories of Siberia and the Far East. Also, the presented samples of weapons expand the cartography of their detection, which was previously known mainly on the territory of the Tobolsk Kremlin – Red Square, and this, in turn, allows us to raise the question of localizing the places of residence of the city's military personnel north of the Kremlin.

Keywords: Siberian exploration, arrow, grenade, gun flint, Siberia, artillery, armament, archeology, Spassky estate, Tobolsk

Abstract: The purpose of the article is to reveal the factors influencing the preservation of the native language of national minorities in a multiethnic region. The object of the study is the non-Russian population of Bashkortostan, which, according to the 2020 census, is represented in the ethnic structure of the republic by Mari (84988 people) and Chuvash (79,950 people), Udmurts (17,149 people). Despite the dispersed settlement, the studied peoples live compactly in a number of areas and have their own linguistic area. Based on the analysis of regional ethnosociological experience, the article raises the problem of preserving the native languages of non-Russian ethnic groups of the republic. The results of a study on this issue among respondents of different age groups (18-65 years and older) from among national minorities, as well as the use of native languages (Mari, Chuvash, Udmurt) in family practice are considered.   The empirical basis of the article is based on data from the All-Russian Population Census in 2020 and an ethnosociological survey conducted in the republic in 2020 by the author of the publication among the Mari, Chuvash and Udmurt populations of the republic. It is concluded that the languages of non-Russian peoples are losing their main role in everyday life. In communication in all spheres, preference is given to Russian, which has conquered the ethnolanguage space of Bashkortostan. As a result, the respondents demonstrated, on the one hand, the primacy of the Russian language. On the other hand, they nevertheless expressed hope for the preservation of the national language of the Mari, Chuvash and Udmurt peoples of the republic in conditions of consistent generational connection and experience, through family language communication. A special contribution to the research of the topic is the identification of factors and trends in the formation of the linguistic competence of the studied peoples in the republic. According to the ethnosociological survey, it was found that Udmurts (93.8%), Mari (97.8%), Chuvash (92.6%) still have high recognition of their nationality as their native language, which, in turn, shows their level of ethnolanguage identity in Bashkortostan. The Chuvash, compared with representatives of other non-Russian ethnic groups, have a high proportion of people who speak Russian (99%). Consequently, the results of the sociological research show a high level of both linguistic competence and speech activity of the above-mentioned non-Russian peoples in the republic.

Keywords: language proficiency, identity, bilingualism, Udmurts, Mari, Chuvash, mother tongue, nationality, national minorities, survey

Abstract: The subject of the study is the generic composition, places of settlement and totemic representations of the Betyunsky clans of Yakutia. The purpose of the study is to study the ethnic history and the formation of the Betyun people as a tribal group. The following tasks have been solved within the framework of the study: 1) to determine the history of the settlement of the Betyun people; 2) to consider the features of the tribal structure; 3) to identify totemic representations, their plot orientation and changes; 4) to characterize the economic structure. The source base is based on previously published, but also on a significant number of unpublished archival sources. Folklore material made it possible to systematize genealogical information and totemic representations. Cartographic material was used to clarify the issue of the settlement area. The research methodology is based on the principles of historicism, dialectics and objectivity. The method of source analysis made it possible to establish the information potential of the identified documents, to assess and use them. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that, based on the involvement of a wide range of sources, an attempt has been made to reconstruct the ancestral composition, places of settlement and totemic representations of the Betyun people. The results of the study will help to organize information about the process of division and separation from indigenous tribes and clans and the formation of new administrative-territorial units among the Betyunsky Yakuts. Based on the results of the work, it was concluded that further research is necessary due to the presence of a large number of unpublished documents. The research materials can be used in the process of teaching historical disciplines, developing textbooks, conducting separate and generalizing studies on the history of Yakutia.

Keywords: administrative-territorial structure, clans, nasleg, yakuts, betyuns, Amginsky ulus, Namsky ulus, Yakutia, totemism, review of documents