The Turkic Cultural World of Russia: Loci, Problems, and Research Prospects
Тюркский культурный мир России: локусы, проблемы и перспективы изучения
Lamazhaa C.K.-O.
1 September 2025Ch. K. Lamazhaa
New Research of Tuva
2025Issue 3371 - 388 pp.
This article analyzes the characteristics and challenges of studying the Turkic cultural world of Russia in contemporary Russian scholarship. The Turkic cultural world is more than just related languages; it is a space of multiple cultures sharing common foundations: origins of history, mythology, folklore, literary traditions, ethnic self-awareness, and a range of cultural customs. The Turkic cultural world of Russia represents a localized part of this broader space. It itself consists of loci of different cultural worlds, which becomes evident when applying methods of cultural geography. This is a linguistic cultural landscape of the spread of the Turkic language group within the Altaic language family. A distinctive feature of Russian Turkic peoples is Turkic-Russian bilingualism. A common characteristic of their sociocultural life can be described historically as a shared history. In religious terms, the Turkic cultural world of Russia includes loci of the Islamic world, Buddhist and shamanistic traditions, as well as Christian-Orthodox elements. There are also a few significant differences. At the same time, the contemporary mosaic Turkic culture demonstrates the presence within its culture of a “core”, i. e., a deep internal layer that has a relatively stable character. However, certain conditions and scientific capabilities are necessary for its study. The article outlines issues facing Russian scholarship in this regard: asymmetry, challenges of planning and financing, problems encountered by regional insider scholars. Cross-cutting thematic approaches are proposed to optimize research strategies. Among these, it is suggested to use the methodology of ethnocultural conceptualization to discuss cultural concepts from the “core” of each culture that are common among Turkic peoples.
asymmetry , concept of culture , cultural core , cultural world , Russian science , Turkic culture , Turkic language , Turkic peoples , Turkic peoples of Russia
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Kabardino-Balkarian State University, 173 Chernyshevsky St., Nalchik, 360004, Russian Federation
Scientific Research Institute of Turkology and Altaic Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71/27 Al-Farabi Ave., Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
Kabardino-Balkarian State University
Scientific Research Institute of Turkology and Altaic Studies
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