The concept of «culture» in the scientific biographies of the repressed scientist G. V. Ksenofontov during the Soviet nation-building period

In the study the personal history of the repressed intelligentsia of Yakutia, the name of the outstanding scientist and socio-political figure Gavriil Vasilyevich Ksenofontov (1888-1938) occupies a special place not only because of the tragedy of his personal fate, but also the actualization and significance at the present stage of his most conceptual ideas, which, like their author, have their own scientific destiny. For the first time, research of this type became possible thanks, on the one hand, to the invaluable layer of archival sources identified in the handwritten heritage of G. V. Ksenofontov, on the other hand, to the methodology of a comprehensive study of the biographical narrative in the intellectual tradition of the first Yakut humanities scholars within the framework of modern approaches to intellectual history. For the first time in the unpublished manuscript legacy of G. V. Ksenofontov, a special circle of ideas is highlighted, the most indicative in the aspect of the formation of his integral intellectual program. In his scientific notes of 1934-1937, G. V. Ksenofontov increasingly refers to the multidimensional concept of «culture», perceived as a whole as a complex mechanism of a complex producing principle associated with ethnic identity and national identity. In this regard, in the statements and research of the scientist of recent years, there is a steady interest in methodological research and the conceptual basis of related humanities disciplines. We will focus on their review and justification in the broad context of G. V. Ksenofontov's ideas about «culture», the reasons for their appearance in his scientific tools in this paper, which determined the subject and purpose of the study.

intellectual-reformer, eurasianism, nomadic culture, oral culture, poetic function, historical memory, intellectual tradition, language and culture, dialogue of cultures, national institute