2026/3(46)

Contents

HISTORICAL RESEARCH

Filin P.

Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, the search for the Northeast Passage and Russian maritime culture in the late 16th century

APPLIED RESEARCH

Bychkova O.

Role of popular science tourism infrastructure in the popularization and preservation of scientific and technical heritage

Zinovieva N.

Network culture in the context of two approaches to research issues

Kovbasyuk T.

Significant extension to an existing property on the example of the World Heritage site ‘White monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

Kostina N.

Methodological approaches to working with the cultural heritage of the region in the context of the cultural and educational policy of modern Russia

Khilko N.

Objectification as a form of digital reconstruction of lost cultural heritage in the urban environment of tourist sites Western Siberia

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Kitov Yu., Egorova M.

Genesis and development of Evenki circle dances as a cultural phenomenon of historical and modern Yakutia

CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES

Kukhterin S., Yermolov E. 

Karbas of the 17th century. An Oransky find on the coast of Novaya Zemlya

Okorokov A.

40 years of the Marine Arctic Complex Expedition of the Heritage Institute

Seleznev A.

Shamanic ladder in the Muslim cemetery: to the semantics of the ornamented on-grave posts of the Tobol-Irtysh Tatars

Selezneva S.

Identification of immovable cultural heritage objects in Russia: conceptual, regulatory and regional aspects

HERITAGE PRESERVATION

Soloviev A., Berezina N.

International and foreign models for the preservation of immovable cultural heritage: a comparative legal and cultural analysis

Spivak D.

Cultural heritage in actual UNESCO strategy

MUSEOLOGY

Pleshchenko V.

The corporate museum as a tool for preserving the history and accumulating the business reputation of the company

Sarkisova E.

School as a center for the preservation of cultural heritage: from the experience of cultural and educational activities of school museums

Publ. 18/09/2026

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DOI 10.34685/HI.2026.48.76.008

Latushko Yu.

Traditional water transport of the Amur basin

Abstract. This article explores the traditional water transport of the indigenous peoples of the Amur River basin (Nanai, Udege, Oroch, Ulchi, Nivkh, and others) as an element of their material and, to some extent, spiritual culture. Drawing on archaeological, linguistic, and ethnographic data (including personal fieldwork), the author provides a retrospective overview of the stages of formation, role, functions, and design features of boats in the region. It is argued that ethnic water transport has deeper roots in the ethnocultural landscape of the Amur River and depends on the specific environmental conditions of a given region of the Amur River basin. Boats themselves are a marker and symbol of the local cultural landscape. Using the Ussuri River basin and its mountain tributaries (the Bikin, Khor, and Bolshaya Ussurka (Iman) rivers) as an example, the main types of watercrafts - omorochki and baty - are analyzed. The complete technological cycle of their manufacture is reconstructed in detail, taking into account the habitat, characteristics, and objectives of the Udege ethnic culture. The reason for the stability of traditional boat shapes on tributaries, in relation to the main channel of the Amur River, is explained.

Key words: water transport, Amur River basin, Bikin River, Far East, Amur region, boat designs, petroglyphs, indigenous peoples, symbolism, ethnic culture.

Latushko Yuri Victorovich,
Leading researcher, Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnology
of the Peoples of the Far East, FEB RAS;
Associate professor, Admiral Nevelsky Maritime
State University (Vladivostok)
Email: latushko@mail.ru

Published: The Heritage Institute Journal, 2026/2(45)

URL: http://nasledie-journal.ru/en/journals/864.html

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Likhachev Russian Research
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