Bakula, V. B THE LITERARY SPACE OF THE KOLA NORTH: SAMI LITERATURE // Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2018. No 6 (175). DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2018.204


Literary studies

THE LITERARY SPACE OF THE KOLA NORTH: SAMI LITERATURE

Bakula
V. B 		Murmansk Arctic State University
Keywords:
Finno-Ugric literature
Pomorian folklore
Sami literature
Sami script		 Summary: The literary space of the Kola North is traditionally represented by the Pomor culture, the culture that was established during the 20th century, and the Sami culture, which is the oldest on the Kola Peninsula. However, the literature of the Saami has been relatively recent. The literature of the Russian Sami (or Eastern Saami literature) is one of the youngest, little studied and little-known Finno-Ugric literatures. This explains the relevance and novelty of the study. By the Eastern Saami literature we mean the literature of the Russian Saami in the Sami and in Russian. The history of its formation is inseparable both with the history of the Sami script, about the creation of which several attempts are known, and with the fate of the indigenous people, which reflects the historical changes in the country. Officially, the birth of the literature of the Russian Saami in the Sami language is associated with the appearance of the Kilda dialect in 1982, however, the Sami literature in Russian appeared much earlier. The formation of Sami literature was greatly influenced by Saami folklore and Russian classical literature. This influence can be traced at the level of genres, themes, problems, motives, images of works. The national identity of Sami literature is created by a combination of folklore motifs, the traditions of Russian classical literature and contemporary issues.



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