Colonization of the northern outskirts of the Tarsky district in the pre-Soviet period: historical and ethnocultural aspects
The study deals with the history of the colonization of the northern part of the Tarsky okrug (district) in the late 17th — early 20th centuries (Western Siberia, Russia). This taiga territory, which included the upper reaches of the Demyanka River, featured an abundance of hunting resources, but it...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7f903fbb294644349e7a1b18179dc35a 2023-05-15T16:09:14+02:00 Colonization of the northern outskirts of the Tarsky district in the pre-Soviet period: historical and ethnocultural aspects Adaev V.N. 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.20874/2071-0437-2022-59-4-12 https://doaj.org/article/7f903fbb294644349e7a1b18179dc35a RU rus Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RA http://ipdn.ru/_private/a59/147-156.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1811-7465 https://doaj.org/toc/2071-0437 doi:10.20874/2071-0437-2022-59-4-12 1811-7465 2071-0437 https://doaj.org/article/7f903fbb294644349e7a1b18179dc35a Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, Iss 4(59), Pp 147-156 (2022) siberian old settlers migrants indigenous people of the north mainstream and local cultures history of western siberia Archaeology CC1-960 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.20874/2071-0437-2022-59-4-12 2022-12-30T20:52:38Z The study deals with the history of the colonization of the northern part of the Tarsky okrug (district) in the late 17th — early 20th centuries (Western Siberia, Russia). This taiga territory, which included the upper reaches of the Demyanka River, featured an abundance of hunting resources, but it was located significantly far from the administrative center of the district and was surrounded by barely-passable swamps. The objectives of the research include determination of the chronological features of the colonization with an emphasis on the ethnic and cultural aspects of the process. The paper is based on diverse sources: cartographic materials, 18th–20th century publications, archival records, and the field historical and ethnographic data. The study is based upon the theoretical framework by A.V. Golovnev concerning the concepts of “colonization” and “anthropology of movement”. It has been ascertained that the administrative borders in the area of the Demyanka River were originally determined along the boundaries of the areas of activity of the ethnic groups assigned to different districts of the Tobolsk gubernia. Three stages were revealed in the history of colonization of the northern part of the Tarsky okrug, within each of which the area was perceived from the administrative center in a special way, and the policy towards it differed significantly. In the 17th–18th centuries, the state control was limited to the collection of the yasak from the Tatar hunters who seasonally visited the Demyanka territory. Later on, up until the 1880s, only unregistered groups of nomadic Khanty and Evenks were staying in the territory, with whom some officials and other district dwellers had maintained unofficial socio-economic contacts. In the 1890s–1910s, after the arrival of a large number of peasant settlers in the okrug, the authorities conducted the first economic and geographical survey of the territory for the prospect of its agricultural exploitation, while the local Russian old-settlers and a small part of the ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Evenks khanty taiga Siberia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles VESTNIK ARHEOLOGII, ANTROPOLOGII I ETNOGRAFII 4(59) 147 156 |
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The study deals with the history of the colonization of the northern part of the Tarsky okrug (district) in the late 17th — early 20th centuries (Western Siberia, Russia). This taiga territory, which included the upper reaches of the Demyanka River, featured an abundance of hunting resources, but it was located significantly far from the administrative center of the district and was surrounded by barely-passable swamps. The objectives of the research include determination of the chronological features of the colonization with an emphasis on the ethnic and cultural aspects of the process. The paper is based on diverse sources: cartographic materials, 18th–20th century publications, archival records, and the field historical and ethnographic data. The study is based upon the theoretical framework by A.V. Golovnev concerning the concepts of “colonization” and “anthropology of movement”. It has been ascertained that the administrative borders in the area of the Demyanka River were originally determined along the boundaries of the areas of activity of the ethnic groups assigned to different districts of the Tobolsk gubernia. Three stages were revealed in the history of colonization of the northern part of the Tarsky okrug, within each of which the area was perceived from the administrative center in a special way, and the policy towards it differed significantly. In the 17th–18th centuries, the state control was limited to the collection of the yasak from the Tatar hunters who seasonally visited the Demyanka territory. Later on, up until the 1880s, only unregistered groups of nomadic Khanty and Evenks were staying in the territory, with whom some officials and other district dwellers had maintained unofficial socio-economic contacts. In the 1890s–1910s, after the arrival of a large number of peasant settlers in the okrug, the authorities conducted the first economic and geographical survey of the territory for the prospect of its agricultural exploitation, while the local Russian old-settlers and a small part of the ... |
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Colonization of the northern outskirts of the Tarsky district in the pre-Soviet period: historical and ethnocultural aspects |
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Colonization of the northern outskirts of the Tarsky district in the pre-Soviet period: historical and ethnocultural aspects |
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Colonization of the northern outskirts of the Tarsky district in the pre-Soviet period: historical and ethnocultural aspects |
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Colonization of the northern outskirts of the Tarsky district in the pre-Soviet period: historical and ethnocultural aspects |
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Colonization of the northern outskirts of the Tarsky district in the pre-Soviet period: historical and ethnocultural aspects |
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colonization of the northern outskirts of the tarsky district in the pre-soviet period: historical and ethnocultural aspects |
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