Revitalization of olonkho in modern sakha culture

Lyapkina Tatyana Fyodorovna, Strekalovskaya Zoe Andreyevna

The aim of the article is to conceptualize contemporary cultural practices of olonkho revitalization. Olonkho, the leading epic tradition, is presented as a system of Sakha values. To reveal the topic, the authors used a typological method, which helped to systematize different types of cultural practices in the structure of modern culture. The work focuses on modern cultural practices: scientific, educational, exhibitions of Yakut artists, masters and the festival movement. The authors come to the conclusion that due to the process of revitalization, olonkho is now a living source of cultural practices in modern Sakha culture.

Keywords:olonkho, revitalization, cultural practice, institutionalization, visual culture, festival.