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Russian Toponymy of the Valaam Archipelago. P. 65–76

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Section: Philology

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81’373.21

Authors

Larisa V. Mikhaylova
Petrozavodsk State University; prosp. Lenina 33, Petrozavodsk, 185910, Respublika Kareliya, Russian Federation;
e-mail: larisa.mihailova@gmail.com

Abstract

This article is a result of the geocultural space study of the Valaam archipelago. Among the archipelago’s toponyms we can find object names of both Baltic Finnic and Russian origin. Many toponyms of the semiotic space of Valaam’s Russian culture are either connected with the economic activities of the Valaam Monastery or characterize the spiritual life of its monks. Presently, place names having Russian origin form the largest and best preserved group in Valaam toponymy. Russian place names had been created for several centuries by the monastery’s monks, the majority of whom were Russian-speaking. An important part of this study are field materials. Microtoponyms were collected during the 1980s and 1990s on the territory of the Valaam archipelago using the author’s toponymic programme consisting of 50 questions. Among the respondents were residents of the settlement of Valaam, monks of the monastery, which was reopened at the end of 1989, pilgrims, and civilian workers. These surveys showed that modern residents of the settlement of Valaam and of the monastery are not familiar with the archipelago’s historical object names and mostly use microtoponyms, many of which were formed in the 1950s when, after a decade’s desolation, the islands were reinhabited. Modern guidebooks, literature and various publications about Valaam include names borrowed from the Baltic Finnic languages, e.g. the island of Erakkosaari and the island of Palinsari. Many maps and plans contain errors or inaccuracies in the written names. Local residents as well as some publications about Valaam refer to the monastery’s sketes using colour names: White for the Skete of All Saints, Red for the Resurrection Skete, and Yellow for the Gethsemane Skete. As a result of the conducted field, archival and other studies, the names of objects located on the Valaam archipelago were determined, classification of toponyms was carried out and toponymic maps were drawn up.

Keywords

Valaam, Valaam archipelago, islands of the Valaam archipelago, Valaam toponyms, Valaam microtoponyms
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