SUMMARIES OF ARTICLES

HISTORY AND ETHNOLOGY

Bekoeva T. A., Kudzaeva A. G. The Dispute of Kazi Atazhukin аnd T. Makarov on the Introduction of Written Language in Kabarda // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.3-8.

Keywords: Adygeyan educators, Kabardian language, national literature, secular schools, Arabic writing

The article is devoted to Kazi Atazhukin, the bright representative of the second generation of Adygeyan educational movement. The publication by him of series of articles: «Attempts to introduce the Kabardian written language», «Reply to T. Makarov» and many others became generalization of his teaching experience gained while working on educational courses for rural teachers. This article discusses his dispute with T. Makarov on the introduction a national written language based on the Russian alphabet. T. Makarov advocated the Arabic script.

Gapurov Sh. A., Magomaev V. Kh. The Caucasian Motives in the Works of Russian Poets and Writers – the Participants of the Caucasian War // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.9-20.

Keyworlds: North Caucasus, Caucasian War, Russian literature, M. Yu. Lermontov, Decembrists, L. N. Tolstoy, mountain peoples, Russian and Caucasian cultural contacts

This article is about the original topical tradition of the Russian literature of the 19th century – the Caucasian motives in the works of writers, who were the participants of the military actions in the Caucasus. Within this literature trend a place of Caucasus in the Russian state was comprehended by the Russian public conscience as well as ethnic traditions and mental image of mountain peoples, ethic choice between military duty and sympathy to Caucasus’ dwellers were discussed.

Dzalaeva K. R. Popular Readings as Socio-Cultural Phenomenon of the North Caucasian Society in the Second Half of 19th – the Beginning of 20th centuries // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.21-25.

Keywords: North Caucasian society, post-reform modernization, nationwide identity, socio-cultural phenomenon, enlightenment, popular readings, Society for popular readings organizing

The processes of post-reform modernization of the second half of 19th – the beginning of 20th centuries attached a new impulse to the problem of improvement of nationwide identity in Russia, in a certain degree facilitating to identification of local traditional cultures with nationwide culture. The unified cultural standard broadcasting over the whole territory of country led to forming of new cultural traditions and promoted solving of the strategic tasks, the most important of which was enlightenment. In the article on the North Caucasian example one of valuable mechanisms for enlightenment of people – popular readings which became bright social-cultural phenomenon in daily life of the Russian’s citizens in the period under review.

Ailarova S. A. Tipes and forms of cooperative organizatiоns in the Terеk area (the end of 19th – early 20th centuries) // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.26-34.

Keyworlds: Terеk Area, cooperation, credit partnerships, loan-savings partnerships

The article characterizes the types and forms of cooperation in the Tersky Area in 19th – early 20th centuries: the credit (loan-savings and credit partnerships, country banks), consumer’s (consumer’s societies), and manufacturing (partnerships and artels) ones. Cooperation was an effective way to mobilization of internal abilities of regional society for mobilization of economic, stimulation of people initiative as a base of civil society.

Khubulova S. A., Khubulova E. V. Children’s Memories of the Great Patriotic War in the Space of Contemporary Oral History // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.35-40.

Keywords: war, children, history

Oral history currently is one of the priority trends of historical science. Comprehension of events of the Great Patriotic war on the basis of memories of the war-time children from Ossetia make it possible to detail the doings in the region, at the same time enlarging a global picture of the war. The article attempts to study the inner world of little man through the children’s memories, providing information, which is often inaccessible with traditional methods for study of history of the war.

Tsallagova Z. B. The Ossetian Traditional Culture of Upbringing // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.41-49.

Keywords: ethnic pedagogy, upbringing, folk culture, norms, usages, folklore, making up of personality

The issues of the Ossetian traditional culture of child and youth upbringing are examined in the article; the processes, methods and forms of the Ossetian ethnic pedagogy are analyzed; the popular factors of effect on moral, physical, aesthetic, mental, patriotic making up of personality are presented.

Tsutsiev A. A. Ksenia Akimovna Berladina and Her Research of Ornament of the Ossetian Folk Embroidery (to the 120th anniversary) // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.50-54.

Keyworlds: K. A. Berladina, culture of Ossetia, Ossetian arts and crafts, Ossetian ornament, embroidery

The publication is devoted to life and scientific heritage of arts critic and teacher, Ks. A. Berladina. The Ossetian ornamental legacy preserved in the folk embroidery motives attracted the researcher’s specific interests. The data unknown before on the Berladin’s scientific works are presented in the article.

LINGUISTICS AND FOLKLOR STUDIES

Takazov F. M. The Relation of the Mythonim of Soslan with the Archetype of the Sun in the Ossetian Narta Epic // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.55-62.

Keywords: Narta epic, Soslan, Sozyryko, Sausyryko, Sasrykwa, Cesca-Solca, mythology, archetype, Sun, mythonim

The article is devoted to one of the main characters of the Ossetian Narta epic – to Soslan. There are two versions of the name of this hero in the Narta epic of Ossetians: Soslan and Sozyryko. The frequency of references of both versions of the name in the texts of stories that are included into the seven-volume edition of the Ossetian Narta epic is done. The various archetypical mythologems, which are enclosed in the image of Soslan, are discussed. The different versions of etymologization of the name of hero are analyzed. The comparative analysis of the North Caucasian variations of the name of Soslan / Sozyryko is given. The relation of the mythonim of Soslan with the archetype of the Sun is revealed.

Besolova E. B. Reflection of Worldview Knowledge System of Ossetians in Language and Its Cognitive Structure // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.63-72.

Keywords: concept, linguistic world picture, conceptual world picture, nomination

In the article the ethnographyzms of the Ossetic are considered in the aspect of reflection in them the culture, thinking’s and structure’s peculiarities of folk knowledge on the certain objects.

Darchiev A. V. On the Question of Mythological Basis of the Ossetian Legend of Sameli // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.73-78.

Keywords: Ossetian mythology, Svanian legends, Gnostic doctrine, rabbinical Judaism, Sameli, Samaal, Samael

The article considers a little-studied character of Ossetian mythology named Sameli. The author concludes that the image of Sameli is the result of contamination of the Ossetian bound personage of the Promethean type and the main representer of Judaic demonology named Samael. A specific attention is given to the motive of zoomorphic transformation, contained in the myth.

SOCIAL SCIENSES

Dudaiti A. K. The Eurasian Question and the Future of the South Caucasus // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.79-86.

Keywords: Eurasian Union, Customs union, integrative processes, counteraction of the West, South Caucasus, geopolitical confrontation

The article analyses the questions on the possibility of the integrative processes spread over the South Caucasian region and reveals the problems to be faced with in this way. The specific attention is given to consideration the prospects of involving of Azerbaijan and, partly, Georgia in the Eurasian processes. This question is put in the article – it is illusions or reality the future of South Caucasus in the Eurasian Economic Unity?

Dzagurova N. Kh. Women in the Social and Political Life of North Ossetia // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.87-95.

Keywords: women movement, women organizations, women council, social and political life, transformation of views, «woman and society», women of Ossetia, historic process, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

The article considers integration of Russia’s women into politics, emerging independent women movement, which lays the foundation of political activity. The unequal status of Ossetia’s women is analyzed, which were marked practically in all aspects of the social and political life in the Republic from the 80th of the 20 ts century.