Interethnic Relations in the Turukhansk Region in the 18th–19th centuries

The article is a study of inter-ethnic relations in one of the most remote territories of the Russian Empire -the Turukhansky Krai.The study covers the period from the 18th to the 19th century -a time when the study of indigenous ethnic groups was not focused and was found rather as additional information to the description of geographical features of space and natural riches of the developed area.The published works of travellers, civil servants and clergymen, which now provide valuable insights into the northern territory and its population, served as materials for the study of this issue.The textological analysis of the sources has shown that interethnic relations in the Turukhan Territory during the period under study were complex and multileveled.They record active intercultural interaction and language borrowings, including those between Russian people and indigenous peoples, describe both positive and negative cases of inter-ethnic and intercultural communications, note the importance of peaceful coexistence of different peoples in the harsh Siberian region.