Разумова И. А. Воспоминания советского геолога как спонтанный этнографический источник // Кунсткамера. – 2023. – 3 (21). – С. 229-241.

Irina Razumova Barents Centre of the Humanities — the Branch of the Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of the RussianAcademy Sciences” Apatity, Russian Federation ORCID: 0000-0002-5960-9772 E-mail: irinarazumova@yandex.ru Memories of a Soviet Geologist as an Ethnographic Source* ABSTRACT. Memoirs and autobiographical texts of geologists can be sources of valuable ethnographic information. An example of such a source is the memoirs of the geologist E. B. Khalezova (1924-2011), who from the mid-1940s to 1991 regularly participated in expeditions to different regions and republics of the USSR. The story of her life includes episodes of intercultural contacts. Analysis of the source involves taking into account the genre- specific affiliation of the narrative. The selection of ethnographically marked situations and impressions is mediated by professional interests and narrative tradition. The work belongs to the type of spontaneous ethnographic sources, which are distinguished by the untargeted nature of the reproduction of ethnographic facts. The author is not a motivated researcher; he captures information situationally and randomly. The interpretation is based on everyday ideas and specific pragmatics in line with the tradition and cultural environment that are synchronous to the observer. The concept preceding the identification of the “ethnographic fact” and the influence of scientific ethnographic knowledge on the models of communication with the carriers of the described culture are absent. The text contains observations that relate to the types of settlements, dwellings, subject environment, nutrition, health and hygiene, family life, knowledge ofthe Russian language, living standards in different cities and areas ofthe country. The source partly allows us to trace ethno-cultural changes and their perception throughout the half-century life of the Soviet geologist. The main ethnographic information relates to intercultural interactions in which a specific group of mobile professionals is involved. KEYWORDS : ethnography, geologists, autobiography, memoirs, interethnic communications, Soviet period F OR CITATION: Razumova I. Memories of a Soviet Geologist as a Spontaneous Ethnographic Source. Kunst- kamera. 2023. 4(22): 229-241. (In Russian). doi 10.31250/2618-8619-2023-4(22)-229-241 * The research was carried out with the support of the federal budget on the topic of state assignment No. FMEZ-2022-0028.