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THE ROLE OF THE “THIRD SECTOR” IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL. A CASE-STUDY OF “THE RUSSIAN-POLISH INSTITUTE” // Tomsk Journal of Linguistics and Anthropology. 2015. Issue 3 (9). P. 13-17

The aim of the following paper is to present the terms of social and human capital and their role in contem-porary societies. The paper consists of few parts. It starts with discussion about definitions of social and human capital and differences between both terms. The author states that the term of human capital is wider, but it cannot be considered without its social component. Then, it presents the role of non-government organizations (funds, associations) in the process of forming of social capital. The author argues, that social confidence, accountability and transparent political institutions, as well as democratic state, cannot exist without social capital and well developed “third sector”. In the last part of the paper the author presents a case of Wroclaw-based fund “The Russian-Polish Institute”, a non-government organization, established in 2011 by private persons from Poland and Russia, that focuses on preservation and popularization of Russian language and culture in Poland.

Keywords: social capital, non-commercial organizations, the Russian-Polish Institute, Russian language and culture

ETHNIC RENAISSANCE AND ETHNIC IDENTITY OF SLAVIC ETHNIC DISPERSED GROUPS IN SIBERIA (CASE OF BELARUSIANS AND UKRAINIANS OF TOMSK) // Tomsk Journal of Linguistics and Anthropology. 2016. Issue 3 (13). P. 53-59

The paper considers the problem of ethnic identity of Belarusians and the Ukrainians of Tomsk region in the context of ethnic revival. The paper describes the main directions of work of Ukrainian and Belarusian cultural centers in Tomsk, presenting an evaluation of how the national-cultural centers work is consideration of such indicators as population. The reasons of these organizations’ limited influence on the daily life of people are revealed. Separate groups within the ethnic societies under study are defined according to the degree of expressed ethnic self-consciousness, as well as the factors defining it. The ways of public activity outside the national organizations are also demonstrated. It has been found that the processes of self-organization of the Ukrainians and Belarusians of Tomsk region occur in conditions of blurring of ethnic identity and have not lead to the growth of their population in the region.

Keywords: ethnic identity, processes of ethnic revival, Belarusians, Ukrainians

THE PROBLEM OF PRESERVING MOTHER TONGUE BY ETHNODISPERSAL GROUPS (EXEMPLIFIED BY SLAVIC DIASPORAS OF TOMSK REGION) // Tomsk Journal of Linguistics and Anthropology. 2017. Issue 2 (16). P. 66-75

The problem of native language preservation of Slavic diasporas in Tomsk region is considered. The factors determining the process of saving / loss the native language are revealed. The study showed that the Slavic diasporas have significantly lost their native languages in the first decades after resettlement to Siberia during the ethno-cultural adaptation. National languages support was provided by mononational settlements, national schools, religious life, influx of new migrants. Consequently, the absence of these factors narrowed the scope of communication in mother tongue greatly, which gradually led to its significant loss. Among the most studied diasporas the Poles shows the lowest level of natural language knowledge. In modern times the expected interest in learning mother tongue in etnodispersal groups is not observed.

Keywords: Native Language, Diasporas, Byelorussians, Poles, Ukrainians, Tomsk region

FAMILY HISTORY OF UKRAINIAN MIGRANTS IN SIBERIA THROUGH THE LENS OF A PERSONAL TEXT // Tomsk Journal of Linguistics and Anthropology. 2019. Issue 3 (25). P. 85-93

Personal texts: diaries, autobiographies, and recollections have taken an important place in modern historical studies, including the ethnological ones. Along with the development of micro-historical approaches peculiar attention of the specialists has been paid to personal texts developed by «a small» person, common participant of historical events. This paper analyzes the personal text «A true story about nearest and dearest» written by A. A. Malinovskii, native born in the now vanished Ukrainian village Borokovka (Chesnoki), in Asino District, Tomsk Region. The analysis has been conducted from the point of establishing the family history of the Ukrainian migrants in Siberia. The study has demonstrated that the author included in the family history such migration events kept in memory as moving to a new place, building the village, and territory development. The narration reveals Malinovskii family from various sides: as a migrant family, peasant family and the Ukrainian family. Part of their family history has been taken by the history of their motherland, Chesnoki Village. The personal text «A true story about nearest and dearest» provides opportunity to see a definite person, its author, through the lens of family history.

Keywords: family history, personal text, the Ukrainians, migrants, Siberia, village

THE IMAGE OF THE HISTORICAL MOTHERLAND IN THE HISTORICAL MEMORY OF MODERN SIBERIANS THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE MEMOIRS (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE TOMSK REGION) // Tomsk Journal of Linguistics and Anthropology. 2022. Issue 4 (38). P. 134-142

The article examines the image of the historical motherland formed in the historical memory of the Siberian population. Memoirs are one of the forms of preservation and translation of this image. The different types of memoir texts form the source base of this study. The memoirs written by residents of the Tomsk region in the second half of the XX–beginning of the XXI century are analyzed. The authors of the narratives are the children of post-reform migrants and special settlers of the 1930s. The image of the historical homeland is considered in the spatiotemporal coordinates determined by the structure of historical memory. The author of the article concludes that the image of the historical homeland in the memoir texts appears in spatial coordinates that have a regional dimension. The features of natural and climatic conditions and socio-economic development complement it. The historical homeland appears in the memoirs as a geographical region with a historical past that became part of the family's biography. A look at the texts of the memoirs showed that the image of the historical homeland is perceived differently depending on whether they are voluntary migrants or displaced people. The image of the historical homeland in the memoirs of the special migrants is painted exclusively in a positive light. The anchoring of a positive image in the historical memory of this group of migrants is related to the cultural trauma caused by forced resettlement and the hardships associated with settling in a new place. On the other hand, the image of the historical homeland in the texts of the descendants of the post-Reformation settlers is rather mosaic. Although the positive features predominate, some “shortcomings” are also mentioned. Despite a certain temporal and territorial distance of the ancestral homeland felt by modern Siberians, it is perceived as a native space, a historical motherland with which they are firmly connected.

Keywords: historical motherland, historical memory, post-reform migrants, special settlers, Siberia, Tomsk region, memoirs