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On the Question of the Transfer of Traditional Mari Jewelry to the Defense Fund in 1941 — 1945

Koshkina O. A., Molotova T. L., Penkova M. V.

 

Abstract

Introduction. The article deals with the little-studied issue of transferring traditional Mari silver jewelry to the Defense Fund. The authors state that the main problem in studying this issue lies in the insignificant source base. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to identify groups of sources, characterize them and highlight their features.

Materials and methods. The empirical base of the work is archival documents, periodicals and field research. The main information on this issue is provided by field materials recorded during expeditions in 2022 in the Zvenigovsky, Sovetsky, Volzhsky, Novotoryalsky, Sernursky, Paranginsky districts, as well as outside the framework of official expeditions in the Gornomariysky district of the Republic of Mari El.

Results and discussion. Traditional jewelry was an important part of the Mari folk costume, they performed various functions. Silver is the most common metal among the Mari. Traditional Mari silver jewelry, which is of historical value, became one of the contributions to the Defense Fund. According to the informants, family heirlooms donated to the Fund in the form of traditional ornaments carried certain energy, magical power and acted as an amulet.

Conclusion. As a result of the study, the features of the source base were identified. Their groups (archival documents and field materials) and levels of informative value are determined. Approaches to the further study of the topic under consideration are outlined.

Keywords: Mari silver jewelry, Defense Fund, Great Patriotic War, sources, source analysis, documents, reports, periodicals, field research, expedition, informants, oral stories, memoirs, sacredness, interdisciplinary approach

For citation: Koshkina O. A., Molotova T. L., Penkova M. V. On the Question of the Transfer of Traditional Mari Jewelry to the Defense Fund in 1941 — 1945. Bulletin of the Research Institute of the Humanities by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia. 2023;15(1):102—112. EDN IEOIOS

 

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Information about the authors:

Olga A. Koshkina, leading researcher of the Mari Scientific Research Institute of Language, Literature and History named after V. M. Vasilyev (44 Krasnoarmeiskaya Str., Yoshkar-Ola 424036, Russiа), Candidate of Historical Sciences, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2482-9628,  koshkina_81@mail.ru

Tamara L. Molotova, Senior Researcher of the Mari Scientific Research Institute of Language, Literature and History named after V. M. Vasilyev (44 Krasnoarmeiskaya Str., Yoshkar-Ola 424036, Russiа),  Candidate of Histor ical Sciences, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6832-3170, tlmolotova@mail.ru

Maria V. Penkova, Senior Researcher of the Mari Scientific Research Institute of Language, Literature and History named after V. M. Vasilyev (44 Krasnoarmeiskaya Str., Yoshkar-Ola 424036, Russiа), Candidate of Philological Sciences, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1655-0720, penkova25@mail.ru

 

Contribution of the authors:

Koshkina O. A. — development of the concept, development of methodology, collection of archival material and literature analysis, writing the initial version of the text, scientific editing.

Molotova T. L. — collecting data and analyzing the literature, writing the initial version of the text, finalizing the text.

Penkova M. V. — collection of field material, writing the original version of the text, translation from Mari into Russian, revision of the text.

 

Conflict of interest: the authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

 

The authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

 

The article was submitted 20.10.2022; approved after reviewing 12.12.2022; accepted for publication 19.12.2022.