«NORTHERN LIGHTS»: VISUALIZATION OF THE NEW RUSSIAN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE

• Main Author: Місюн , А.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Одеський національний університет імені І. І. Мечникова 2021
• Subjects: исторический нарратив; историческая политика; политика памяти; нарратив нациестроительство; эскапизм; мистический детектив; арийский миф; historical narrative; historical politics; politics of memory; narrative of nation-building; escapism; mystical detective; Aryan myth; історичний наратив; історична політика; політика пам’яті; наратив націєтворення; ескапізм; містичний детектив; арійський міф; karelia*; karelian; North-Western Russia; Russian North; северное сияние
• Online Access: http://doksa.onu.edu.ua/article/view/246725

The article is devoted to the analysis of one of modern Russia’s local or group historical narratives, which articulates the mystical connection of the north-Russian population with Finno-Ugric shamanic practices based on runes «Kalevala». The TV series «Northern Lights» (the original script of Victoria Platova) in the genre of a mystical detective discusses one of the ways to deploy a «folk» or popular historical narrative, which is some controversial attitude of the state policy of memory and a conservative turn in historical policy. The relationship of the representations about Finnish roots of Russian ethnos with such unrelated concepts as «escapism» and «Aryan myth» was analyzed. The gradual drift of popular history in mass media is considered from the purely Slavic narrative of origin and ancient mystical practices of the people of north-western Russia to the recognition of Finno-Ugric roots or even the unity of Russian and Finnish peoples of the Russian north. The deconstruction of the series by visual anthropology techniques revealed a constant appeal to the everyday magical practices of the Karelian heroes of the series, who identify themselves as Russians. The inhabitants of the Island, where the action takes place, all the structure of their daily lives and holidays are built around the gods and heroes of Kalevala. The narratives «Finnish roots» in media are considered in connection with the interpretation of dubious results «Russian Nobility DNA Project», the origin of Princess Olha and Old Ladoga, as the source of Russia. The conclusion is reached on the participation of many actors and polyphonicity of modern Russian historical narrative, search for new lines of interface of Russian history and Europe. Статья посвящена анализу одного из локальных или групповых исторических нарративов современной России, который артикулирует мистическую связь северо-российского населения с финно-угорскими шаманическими практиками, основанными на рунах «Калевалы». На материале телевизионного сериала «Северное ...