Abstract: The article presents the results of a research monuments of religious wooden architecture. They are considered as the main component of the settlements sacred landscape in the Russian North and the Arctic. The case study uses materials from the village of Kimzha, Mezensky District, Arkhangelsk Region. However, the author also addresses religious buildings in the territory of Oneghskoye and Terskoye Pomorye. The object of research is the sacred landscape of rural historical settlements in the Russian North. The research aim is to analyze the sacred landscapes of settlements at the present stage of their existence (late 20th–early 21st centuries). The case study uses new materials from a field survey of the representative village of Kimzha. Materials of the Pomor and Tersky coasts research are also used. The research is based on the application of the methodology of Dr. of Cultural Studies A.B. Permilovskaya on architectural and ethnographic survey of wooden architecture objects, on historical settlements as objects of cultural heritage.
Scientific novelty consists in specifying the range of surviving monuments of religious architecture, their significance in the process sacred landscapes formation not only in historical retrospect, but also at the current moment in time. It is concluded that the wooden church, chapel, cross in rural historical settlements of the North are preserved and recreated within the framework of the existing canon, due to which the continuity of both carpentry and religious traditions is ensured. They also acquire the function of preserving collective memory, a tool for transmitting the cultural experience of the people; they acquire special significance as visual and historical-cultural dominants in the cultural and sacred landscape of settlements, contributing to the development of local tourism industries.

Abstract: The article presents the preliminary results of the architectural and ethnographic survey of the Varzuga settlement. The subject of the study is the traditional complex-houses in the cultural landscape of the rural historical settlements of the Terskoye Pomorye. The purpose is to determine the place and role of the house in the space of a modern Pomorye settlement; to identify the architectural and structural features, layout and decor of the dwelling as an ethnomarker of Russians in the North and the Arctic. The research is based on empirical material obtained during expedition survey in 2022 in the Tersky district of the Murmansk region. Also, it is based on the application of the author's methodology of the Doctor of Sciences (Culturology) A.B. Permilovskaya on architectural and ethnographic survey of wooden architecture objects. The author concludes that the Varzuga dwelling is a more compact version of the “brus” (beam), which is found in the settlements of the southern coast of the White Sea. The main constructive difference is that the “back” hut here is adjacent not to a cold barn, but to a significantly reduced utility yard, and has its own “main” facade overlooking the back of the house. However, in general, even a significantly rebuilt house retains its place as a factor in the formation of the cultural landscape of the settlement, bears the features of the continuity of ancient carpentry traditions, and in its laconic decor contains cultural meanings that reflect the mentality of the local Pomors population.

Abstract: The object of this research is the historical,-cultural and natural environment of historical settlements of the Russian North. The subject of this research is the traditional dwelling as a factor of formation and transformation of the cultural landscape of Onezhskoye Pomorye. The goal lies in studying the peculiarities of formation and transformation of cultural landscape of the rural settlements Onezhskoye Pomorye based on the material of traditional dwelling. The research relies on the empirical data acquired in the course of expedition of the Scientific Center for Traditional Culture and Museum Practices of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences to Onezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Region (2018–2021);archival sources of A.V. Shchusev State Museum of Architecture (Moscow), experience of exploring the monuments of wooden architecture of the open-air museum “Malye Korely” (Arkhangelsk Region). The data were obtained by photofixation of the architectural monuments, schematic measurements, and ethnographic survey conducted among local residents using the method of interview. The research employs the original methodology developed by the Doctor of Culturology A. B. Permilovskaya on the architectural-ethnographic exploration of the sites of wooden architecture. Cultural landscape of Onezhskoye Pomorye (and the Russian North overall) primarily is the landscape of rural historical settlements. Northern settlements emerged in close connection with the natural landscape and transformed it into a cultural one. Special role in this process was played by the local population – the Pomors, who were guided by the principles of creating compact settlements, with closed type of dwelling to due to the harsh climate. The adaptive capabilities of traditional dwelling, reflected in its architectural design, allowed the people to survive in the severe conditions of the North. The dwelling is a reflection of natural space of the Russian North and the Arctic, passed through the “prism” of local mentality and carpenter's culture, coexistence of man and the surrounding natural environment, special marker of the North Russian identity, and intrinsic part of the North Russian cultural landscape.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the traditional dwelling in the natural and cultural space of the Russian North and the Arctic. The goal of this work is to examine the peculiarities of a peasant house in Purnema settlement as a factor of formation of the cultural landscape of Onezhskoye Pomorye. The dwelling is examines not as an isolated structure, but an integral part of the North Russian cultural landscape, one of the key elements of the traditional culture of Pomorye— the Russian variant of marine culture in the Arctic. The research is based on empirical data acquired in the course of expedition in 2020 on the territory of Onezhskoye Pomorye, settlement of Purnema, Arkhangelsk Region. The article emplopys archival sources of the State Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchusev (Moscow), wooden architecture sites in the open-air museum “Malye Korely” (Arkhangelsk Region). Empirical data was obtained via photographic evidence of architectural sites, schematic measurements, and ethnographic questionnaire of local residents, using the method of interview. The research also leans on methodology developed by the Doctor of Culturology A. B. Permilovskaya on the architectural and ethnographic survey of the wooden architecture sites. The conclusion is made that the architectural-construct peculiarities of the dwelling and type settlement demonstrate the specific lifestyle of the Russian people in the harsh forest zone and their adjustment to the local climate. In the conditions of the North and the Arctic, a peasant house manifests as a stabilizing factor of adaptation, which ensures sustainable coexistence of population and cultural landscape formed therein; and thus, the effectiveness of ethnosocial and environmental development of the Northern and Arctic territories of the Russian Federation.

Abstract: In the article, the study of traditional peasant dwelling (the subject of the study), as an object, forming a rural cultural landscape of Northern and Arctic territories, is conducted. The aim of the research is to study the architectural-constructive organization of North Russian yard house in the environmental and cultural space of Onezhskoye Pomorye. Pomor culture is a Russian variant of maritime culture of the Arctic. The cultural landscape of the Russian North is, primarily, a landscape of rural historical settlements. The house was one of the ways of environmental reclamation, due to its adaptive abilities, reflected in architectural-constructive and planning organization, human survival in the North and the Arctic became possible. Source of the research: empirical forwarding materials on the Primorsky and Onega districts of the Arkhangelsk region, 2018; archival sources of scientific and production center for the protection of monuments of history and culture (Arkhangelsk), the monuments of wooden architecture from the open-air museum "Small Karelians" (Arkhangelsk region). The article is based on the use of complex of methods: systemic, cultural-historical, art criticism, ethnocultural. Photo fixation of architecture monuments was conducted, schematic measurements were performed, an ethnographical survey of local people by the method of the interview was conducted. The research is based on the application of the author's methodology of Dr. A. B. Permilovskaya on the architectural and ethnographic survey of objects of wooden architecture. As a result of the study, the new information on the architectural-constructive organization of Pomor house, its adaptation to the subarctic climate conditions, and its town-forming role in forming a cultural landscape of unique historical village Vorzogory was received. Results application field: scientific works, the formation of expositions of museums in the open-air, the restoration of monuments of wooden architecture, modern rural housing.