2026/3(46)
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HISTORICAL RESEARCH
APPLIED RESEARCH
Significant extension to an existing property on the example of the World Heritage site ‘White monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Methodological approaches to working with the cultural heritage of the region in the context of the cultural and educational policy of modern Russia
Objectification as a form of digital reconstruction of lost cultural heritage in the urban environment of tourist sites Western Siberia
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES
Karbas of the 17th century. An Oransky find on the coast of Novaya Zemlya
40 years of the Marine Arctic Complex Expedition of the Heritage Institute
Shamanic ladder in the Muslim cemetery: to the semantics of the ornamented on-grave posts of the Tobol-Irtysh Tatars
Identification of immovable cultural heritage objects in Russia: conceptual, regulatory and regional aspects
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School as a center for the preservation of cultural heritage: from the experience of cultural and educational activities of school museums
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DOI 10.34685/HI.2026.22.39.013
Kitov Yu., Egorova M
Genesis and development of Evenki circle dances as a cultural phenomenon of historical and modern Yakutia
Abstract. This article explores the genesis and evolution of Evenki circle dances (ikevuns) as a holistic cultural phenomenon in historical and contemporary Yakutia. Particular attention is paid to the syncretism of choreography and linguistic text in the circle dance, as well as its ritual and social functions. The research methodology combines cultural analysis of written sources (accounts by travelers and ethnographers of the 18th–20th centuries), folklore-linguistic interpretation of song leader texts, and field observations (2018–2024) of creative groups in the Aldan, Neryungri, Olenyok districts and the city of Yakutsk. The novelty of this work lies in its integrated cultural approach, which allows us to overcome narrow art-historical or musicological perspectives and reveal the dance as a «living book» for transmitting ancestral identity, linguistic norms, and historical memory. The relevance of this study stems from the revival of traditional culture among the Evenki of Yakutia in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The most significant findings include: circle dances have retained their artistic integrity, having transformed from sacred rituals into a festive folklore genre and finding new life in the work of creative groups (Enneken, Birakan, Yukte, Girkilen, Oronchikan, and others). Dance now serves not only as a means of cultural identification but also as an act of interethnic dialogue.
Key words: Evenki, circle dances, ikevuns, genesis, choreography, rituals, shamanism, Yakutia, cultural heritage, deveide.
Kitov Yuri Valentinovich,
D. in Philosophy, Full professor,
Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts (Yakutsk)
Email: ykitov@gmail.com
Egorova Maria Valerievna,
Postgraduate student,
Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts (Yakutsk)
Email: egorovamv1975@mail.ru
Published: The Heritage Institute Journal, 2026/3(46)
URL: http://nasledie-journal.ru/en/journals/897.html
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