The article is devoted to the study of ethnocultural collections of indigenous 

peoples stored in historical and local history museums of Southern Siberia. 

This is a vast region, in remote areas of which individual ethnic communities 

continue to live compactly, whose traditional way of life has not changed for 

thousands of years. Despite their desire to follow tribal customs, the culture 

of these peoples is on the verge of extinction due to objective reasons - the 

processes of assimilation, globalization and the development of scientific and 

technological progress observed throughout the world. Meanwhile, interregional 

domestic tourism, which is actively developing in our country today, opens up 

new directions for travel and excursions every season. Today, such educational 

travel tours are organized with varying degrees of success in all regions of the 

country. Professional researchers and ordinary lovers of ethnography are happy

to go to join the culture of the peoples of the Far North, Kamchatka and the Far 

East, while the territories of Southern Siberia continue to keep their secrets.

The main goal of our research is to acquaint the reader with the unique culture of

the indigenous peoples of Southern Siberia, tell where to see the most  interesting 

ethnocultural museum collections, popularize and develop new tourist destinations

in the Republics of Altai, Tuva and Khakassia, the Kemerovo region and the Altai 

Territory. In addition, the geography of this article was supplemented by data

obtained from museums of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Tomsk and Irkutsk regions - 

adjacent regions of Southern Siberia, whose museums also contain amazing

ethnographic artifacts related to the culture of indigenous peoples.

For citation: Ogurtsova, O.S. Ethnocultural Collections of Indigenous Peoples in
the Historical and Local History Museums of Southern Siberia. KAVKAZ-FORUM.
2024, iss. 17(24), pp.107-117. (In Russian). DOI 10.46698/VNC.2024.24.17.009

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