Genesis and Genre Specificity of Russian Children’s Ethnographic Book
https://doi.org/10.20913/BRM-3-1-3
Abstract
The article focuses on the analysis of the development of children’s ethnographic literature in Russia and the genre specificity of the Russian children’s ethnographic book of the 19th century.
The relevance of the study is determined by the need to understand the historical roots of contemporary ethnocultural contradictions in Russia, as well as the role of literature in constructing national identity.
The aim of the work is to identify the mechanisms of adaptation of ethnographic themes in children’s literature, trace its genre evolution, and define the tasks that children’s writers addressed through ethnographic material.
The analysis of the works of A. E. Razina, L. A. Yartsova, M. B. Chistyakova, F. F. Chekalina, N. A. Alexandrova, V. V. Andreeva, E. N. Vodovozovaya as well as the historical and literary context demonstrates how the ethnographic theme was adapted for a children’s audience through the genres of travel notes, essays and popular science texts. It is established that children’s ethnographic literature emerged in the 1860s1870s in syncretic genres combining the above-mentioned.
The practical significance of the work consists in creating a base of modern approaches for further study of children’s literature as an instrument of cultural policy, which undoubtedly deepens the understanding of the historical and literary process.
Keywords
ethnography,
children’s book of the 19th century,
travel,
ethnographic narrative,
ethnographic fiction,
travel essay,
travel notes
УДК: 821.161.1
About the Author
O. A. Luchkina
Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences (The Pushkin House)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga A. Luchkina, Candidate of Philology, Junior Researcher
199034; Naberezhnaya Makarova st., 4; St. Petersburg
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For citations:
Luchkina O.A. Genesis and Genre Specificity of Russian Children’s Ethnographic Book. Book. Reading. Media. 2025;3(1):28-38. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20913/BRM-3-1-3
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