Traditional culture of the Belarusians Omsk Irtysh region. Historiography. Research. Prospects for the development of topics

Abstract

The article is devoted to the research base of the folk culture of the Belarusian settlers of the Omsk Irtysh region. The material and spiritual culture of the Belarusians of the Omsk Irtysh region was studied by folklorists, ethnographers, historians, ethnomusicologists, culturologists, and local historians. The primary tasks of this study are to decipher, analyze, systematize and publish archival materials, identify and confirm the places of residence of the descendants of migrants from Belarus, and carry out expeditionary activities. The article gives a brief historiographical overview of the declared topic (historical and folklore-ethnographic studies are covered). Also, an overview genre description of the Belarusian settlers' folklore recorded on the territory of the Omsk Irtysh region is provided. Consideration is given to the actual research direction in the fieldwork of folklorists, as well as prospects in studying the indicated topics. A comprehensive study of the folk culture of the Belarusian settlers of the Omsk Irtysh region is regarded as the most effective in terms of the information content of archival material. The most significant issues today are the actualization and representativeness of archival expeditionary materials. The author of the article suggests a number of areas of activity concerning the Omsk recordings of the Belarusian settlers' folklore: research, publishing, educational, concert, and creative activities. All the activities named above demonstrate the potential of heterogeneous Siberian settelrs' material to be scientifically analyzed and to be representative in publishing, teaching, and concert-creative work.