Special Theme of the Issue
"Chinatowns"
(guest editor : V.I. Dyatlov)
Chinatowns in Contemporary Russia: A Few Prefatory Remarks from the Guest Editor
pp. 3-5
Russia: Anticipating Chinatowns
pp. 6-16
Blagoveshchensk: In Search of a “Chinatown”
pp. 17-31
Hotel “Odon” – Center of Chinese Life in Ulan-Ude
pp. 31-37
“Коrean Village” in Primorie: A “National Revival” Project
pp. 37-43
“Atlantis of the Urban Scale”: Chinatowns in Far Eastern Towns (Late XIX – Early X X Centries)
pp. 44-58
On the Meaning of the Notion "Indigenous People": A Discussion
Indigenous Peoples: From the Politics of Strategic Essentialism to the Principle of Social Justice
pp. 59-76
Ancestry, Generation, Substance, Memory, Land
pp. 76-101
Ethnographic Studies of the Povolzhie Region
The Cult of Loud / Keremet among the Udmurt of the Trans-Kama River Area
pp. 102-114
Ethno-Religious Groups of the Chuvash
pp. 114-127
History of the Discipline
A.I. Robakidze and Caucasus Studies Issues in the Tradition of Georgian Soviet Ethnography
pp. 128-136
Articles
The Toponymies of Sacred Objects in the Baikal Region
pp. 137-150
The Sleigh in Russian Burial Rites: A History of Study and a Problem of Interpretation
pp. 151-164
From the History of the Turukhan (Sharokhin) Yakut
pp. 165-177
Reviews
Review of Stepan Lisitsian i istoki armianskoi etnografii (Stepan Lisitsian and the Origins of Armenian Ethnography), by L.M. Vardanian. Erevan, 2005
pp. 178-182
Review of Unelma uudesta Karjalasta: Neuvosto-Karjala valokuvissa 1920-ja 1930-luvulla, by P. Hakamies, O. Fišman. Helsinki; Pietari, 2007
pp. 182-185
Review of Indonesia: The Discovery of the Past. Amsterdam, 2006
pp. 185-188
In memoriam
Irina Vladimirovna Dolzhenko
pp. 189-191