Wooden orthodox churches of Southern Tyumen region in the 18-19th centuries
Purpose: Substantiation of the importance of wooden churches in the south of the Tyumen region in preservation of the architectural style of settlements in the present time. Methodology: Integrated approach, including the analysis of pre-revolutionary and modern archival, bibliographic sources and related research works. Full-scale survey (photographs, measurements), analysis and systematization of research results. Studies of works of S.N. Balandin, V.I. Kochedamov, A.Yu. Mainicheva dedicated to the architecture of Siberia and A.S. Ivanenko, B.A. Zhuchenko, S.P. Zavarikhin, E.M. Kozlova-Afanasyeva, V.E. Kopylov on the history of the Tyumen region. Research findings: The paper considers prerequisites for the appearance of the Orthodox wooden churches in Siberian cities in the 18-19th centuries, their architectural styles and valuable characteristics. Practical implications: Research results show the crucial role of wooden churches built in the 18-19th centuries in the south of the Tyumen region in preservation of the architectural style of modern settlements.