The agrarian reforms of the second half of the twentieth century in Yakutia: cultural landscape and regional identity of rural population
The article deals with the aspects of the formation and changes in regional and local identity of rural residents in Yakutia during the 2-nd half of the 20-th century. Rural cultural environment is described as a factor in the development of man’s spiritual life; the relationship of ethnic and cultural development with the cultural landscape is stressed. The process of formation of regional identity on the example of the rural area had presented on historical background. The preservation of different levels of rural residents’ identity interpreted on the analysis of rural oral history. It was found that during the study period rural residents were clearly aware of the local identity and regional affiliation to the Soviet people. Preliminary results show the predominance of soviet identity components is in rural society in 1960 - 1980s.