Studies of Local Lore as a Form of Ethnic Consciousness: The Karelians of Olonets Province in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Studies of Local Lore as a Form of Ethnic Consciousness: The Karelians of Olonets Province in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Author(s): Alexandr Mihailovich Pashkov Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Tartu Ülikool, Eesti Rahva Muuseum, Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: Russian Karelia; Karelians; local lore; ethnic consciousness; ethnic mobilization
Summary/Abstract: Author deals with 19th century intellectuals of Olonets Karelian origin who started to be interested in local language, culture and ways of life. They started to compile and publish corresponding texts and it meant the beginning of ethnic mobilization of Karelians. Author starts with a brief overview of local historical background and continues with activities of three intellectuals of Karelian origin (I. V. Kondratyev, M. N. Smirnov, N. F. Leskov).
Journal: Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
- Issue Year: III/2009
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 21-34
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
