Abstracts
Abstract
Among various methods of mastering and governing the Far East and the Arctic, Soviet authorities implemented a specific system of knowledge production (kraevedenie) and its institutional centers: kraevedcheskii museums. The research activities and exhibition policies of museums across the former Soviet Union were guided by a group of Moscow-based policymakers and scientists who developed a strict exhibition structure and associated narratives. This article relates the history of several kraevedcheskii museums in Chukotka against a backdrop of center-periphery and colonial relationships in the former Soviet Union, and also analyzes the contemporary exhibitions of these museums and their role within Indigenous communities.
Keywords:
- Kraevedenie,
- museums,
- knowledge production,
- Chukotka
Résumé
Parmi les diverses méthodes de maîtrise et de gouvernance de l’Extrême-Orient et de l’Arctique, les autorités soviétiques ont mis en place un système spécifique de production de connaissances (kraevedenie) et des centres institutionnels : les musées kraevedčeskij. Les activités de recherche et les politiques d’exposition des musées de l’ancienne Union soviétique étaient guidées par un groupe de décideurs et de scientifiques basés à Moscou, qui ont développé une structure d’exposition stricte et les récits associés. Cet article relate l’histoire de plusieurs musées kraevedčeskij de la Tchoukotka sur fond de relations centre-périphérie et coloniales dans l’ancienne Union soviétique. Il analyse également les expositions contemporaines de ces musées et leur rôle au sein des communautés autochtones.
Mots-clés:
- Kraevedenie,
- musées,
- production de savoirs,
- Tchoukotka
Аннотация
Среди различных методов освоения и управления Дальним Востоком и Арктикой советские власти внедрили особую систему производства знаний (краеведение) и ее институциональные центры – краеведческие музеи. Исследовательская деятельность и выставочная политика музеев на территории бывшего Советского Союза направлялась группой московских политиков и ученых, которые разработали строгую выставочную структуру и связанные с ней нарративы. В данной статье рассказывается об истории нескольких краеведческих музеев на Чукотке на фоне отношений центр-периферия и колониальных отношений в бывшем Советском Союзе, а также анализируются современные выставки этих музеев и их роль в сообществах коренных народов.
Ключевые слова:
- Краеведение,
- музеи,
- производство знаний,
- Чукотка
Appendices
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