The Russian Old-Settlers in the Arctic Coast of Eastern Siberia: Family Name Diversity in the Context of Their Origin

Aisen V. Solovyev, Tuyara V. Borisova, Aleksandra M. Cherdonova, Georgii P. Romanov, Fedor M. Teryutin, Vera G. Pshennikova, Nyurgun N. Gotovtsev, Olga V. Vasileva, Sargylana E. Nikitina, Nikolay A. Barashkov, Anatoly N. Alekseev and Sardana A. Fedorova
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Aisen V. Solovyev: Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrovskogo 1, 677007 Yakutsk, Russia
Tuyara V. Borisova: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Kulakovskogo 46, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Aleksandra M. Cherdonova: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Kulakovskogo 46, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Georgii P. Romanov: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Kulakovskogo 46, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Fedor M. Teryutin: Yakut Science Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yaroslavskogo 6/3, 677000 Yakutsk, Russia
Vera G. Pshennikova: Yakut Science Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yaroslavskogo 6/3, 677000 Yakutsk, Russia
Nyurgun N. Gotovtsev: Yakut Science Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yaroslavskogo 6/3, 677000 Yakutsk, Russia
Olga V. Vasileva: Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrovskogo 1, 677007 Yakutsk, Russia
Sargylana E. Nikitina: Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrovskogo 1, 677007 Yakutsk, Russia
Nikolay A. Barashkov: Yakut Science Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yaroslavskogo 6/3, 677000 Yakutsk, Russia
Anatoly N. Alekseev: Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrovskogo 1, 677007 Yakutsk, Russia
Sardana A. Fedorova: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Kulakovskogo 46, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: The populations of the Arctic Ocean coast in Eastern Siberia (Russia) are represented by a multicultural conglomerate of peoples of different origins: Paleo-Asiatic (Chukchi), Uralic (Yukaghirs), Tungusic (Evenks, Evens), Turkic (Yakuts, Dolgans), and Slavic (Russian explorers), who inhabited this territory during various historical periods. However, among the modern Arctic populations there are still “white spots”, such as people of the small village of “Russkoe Ust’ye”, who still have not been thoroughly studied. The main population consists of so called Russian old-settlers—the Russkoustinians. They traditionally distinguish their lineages into three groups identified by their time of settlement. First are the “Pomors”—who according to their legends are considered as the descendants of the first European colonists of the Age of Discovery, who settled the eastern shores of the Arctic Ocean in the 16th century before the inclusion of this territory in the Russian Empire in the early 17th century. Second are the “Cossacks”—who reached the Arctic during explorations of Siberia. The last are the “Zashiversk”—who arrived after the abolition of their hometown. In order to test these hypotheses, we analyzed modern family name diversity based on information on 62 individuals from 36 questionnaires. The analysis revealed that the “Pomors” lineages were presented in five families (43.5%), the “Cossacks” in one family (6.5%), and the “Zashiversk” in 37.1% of families. This fact indicates a probability that this village was founded by Russian Pomors who arrived there by the Northern Sea Routes before the official East Siberian colonization period.

Keywords: Russian old-settlers; indigenous people; family names; Russkoe Ust’ye; Arctic Ocean; Eastern Siberia; Sakha Republic; Russia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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