The Women's Question in Yakutia: Areas of Study and Statement of the Problem
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Nurguyaana I. Neobutova
postgraduate student Faculty of History, Manager of the History Faculty Office
North-Eastern Federal University. M.K. Ammosova
Yakutsk, Russian Federation
North-Eastern Federal University. M.K. Ammosova
Yakutsk, Russian Federation
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to identify the main trends, methodological approaches, and historiographic foundations for studying women's history in Yakutia in the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries. As a result, six key thematic areas were identified and the development of approaches was traced, from the dominance of Marxist-Leninist methodology in the Soviet period to the gradual introduction of sociological and anthropological methods in the post-Soviet and contemporary periods. A persistent imbalance was identified: the public sphere (political activity, congresses) was studied much more thoroughly than private life and everyday practice. It was shown that regional studies, unlike Russian historiography, which underwent an anthropological turn in the 1990s, remained committed to a macrostructural approach for a long time. To construct a comprehensive picture, an interdisciplinary analysis integrating the results of Russian and Western gender historiography is necessary.
How to Cite:
Neobutova, N.I. (2026). The Women's Question in Yakutia: Areas of Study and Statement of the Problem. History and Modern Perspectives, 8(1), 209-217. 10.33693/2658-4654-2026-8-1-209-217. EDN: FIEDJK
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Keywords:
women's history, gender history, historiography of Yakutia, Soviet historiography, women's movement, everyday life, anthropological turn, regional history..
