Неведомый Русский Север

The Russian North is a land where myths become reality. A true treasure trove of folk culture has been preserved here to this day, and today we invite you to embark on a journey through these protected lands, spread out along the Northern Dvina and the mysterious Pinega, along the rugged White Sea coast and the leisurely Onega River. Time flows differently here. As far as the eye can see, there are dense forests, full-flowing rivers, and the boundless sea. Everything here is imbued with historical memory, and in the creaking floorboards of old huts and the rustling of leaves, you can hear echoes of long-gone voices. On this journey, we will learn: - who developed this harsh northern region and how; - what the Pomors believed in and hoped for, braving the harsh sea; - what ancient deities and mythological images hide behind the faces of Orthodox saints; - about the spirits and superstitions in northern villages; and much more. Ready? Then, off to the Unknown Russian North! *** Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Chapter One: "Pioneers." Who and Why Developed the Russian North 02:45 The Rivalry between Moscow and Novgorod on the Dvina. The Battle of Shelenga 04:27 Novgorod: From Democracy to Oligarchy 06:10 Medieval Nationalization in the North 06:56 The Monk and the Peasant 07:36 Willoughby's Lost Expedition. The Beginning of Trade between England and the Russian Tsardom 09:01 The Founding of Arkhangelsk. The First Trading Port 11:50 Chapter Two: "In the Land of Sorcerers." The Pinega River as a Transit Route. Place of Exile. Legends of the Chud 14:25 The Pinega Sorcerers: The Evil Eye The Breaking of the Ears of Grain 16:16 Saints - Protectors of Livestock as Heirs of Pagan Deities. Rituals of Cattle Breeders. Village Herbalist 17:54 Hiccups - a Witchcraft Hex of the White-Eyed Chud 19:50 The Legend of the Wedding of Pinega and Kuloy 20:32 Chapter Three: "The Pomor Field." The Rise and Fall of Northern Maritime Trade 22:43 The Story of the Amborsky Devil 23:14 Layout of a Pomor Village The Industrial Hut 24:41 Social Life of the Pomors: Emancipation, People's Gatherings, Personal and Public Property 25:30 Mythology of the Pomors 27:43 Water Spirits of Pomoria 29:10 Family and Economic Lifestyle of the Pomors 31:00 Events of the Crimean War of 1853-1856 in the White Sea 35:12 Chapter Four: "A Century of Remembrance." Onega and Kiy Island. History and Eyewitness Accounts 38:22 Down the Onega. Village Beliefs: The Bathhouse Spirit 41:41 Chekuevskaya Volost: Syryinsky Monastery 42:45 The Structure of a Poonega Village and Relationships in the Rural Community 43:51 Architectural Features of the House Complex and Their Sacred Significance 46:22 The Northern Domovoy 49:11 Turchasovsky Posad Temples and Chapels 52:21 Leshy in Northern Tales 56:37 Epilogue *** Bibliography: 1. Platonov, S.F. The Past of the Russian North: Essays on the Colonization of Pomorye, St. Petersburg: Vremya, 1923 2. Nesin, M.A. On the History of the Battle of Novgorodians and Muscovites on the Shelenga River on July 27, 1471 (http://www.milhist/info/2014/12/12/ne...) 3. History of the Northern Peasantry, in 2 volumes. Collection. Arkhangelsk, 1984 4. Ovsyannikov, O.V. Yemetsky Gorodok: Brief Reports on Reports and Field Research of the Institute of Archaeology, USSR Academy of Sciences. Medieval Monuments of Eastern Europe. Moscow: Nauka, 1965 5. Acts of the Siysky Monastery. Part One. Certificates of Patriarch Philaret (1619-1633) Arkhangelsk, 1913 6. Ivanova A. A. Legends about the miracles of the upper Pinega as a local supertext (https://verkola.info/2021/07/21/preda...) 7. Efimenko P. S. Zavaolotskaya Chud, Arkhangelsk, 1896 8. Tseytlin G. Witchcraft and beliefs in Pomorie (essay on the life of Pomors), News of the Arkhangelsk Society for the Study of the Russian North, No. 1, 1912 9. Egorova L. V. Marvelous Pinega/Arkhangelsk: Truth of the North, 2007 10. Bernshatm T. A. Folk culture of Pomerania, M.: OGI, 2009 11. Gunn G. P. Kargopolye-Onega, Moscow: "Iskusstvo", 1974 12. Bogolepov A. From the Life and Customs of the Piyalsky Parish of the Onega District / Arkhangelsk Diocesan Gazette, 1907 13. Maksimov S. V. Year in the North, St. Petersburg, 1859 14. Ulyanov A. I. Onega: Yesterday and Today, 2015 15. Matonin V. N. Cultural Space of the "Peasant World" of Poonega and Onega Pomorye, Bulletin of the Northern (Arctic) University, Series: Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012 16. Arkhangelsk Collection. Part 1, Book 2. Arkhangelsk: Arkhangelsk Provincial Printing House, 1865 17. Mythological Stories and Legends of the Russian North, compiled by O. A. Cherepanova, St. Petersburg, 1996 *** Music: Kirpiklass - On the Shores of the Northern Seas Helen Jane Long - Quiet Storm Andrey Vinogradov - tune *** Video: Alexander. The Battle of the Neva, 2008 Domovoy, 2024 Young Russia, 1981 Alexander Nevsky, 1938 1612, 2007