Ivan Ivanovich Avdeev-researcher, ethnographer, researcher at the Tobolsk Museum

Abdullina Yana Borisovna

The article deals with the research activities of the ethnographer Ivan Ivanovich Avdeev in the Tobolsk Museum. Researcher I.I. Avdeev drew attention to the need to complete the museum collection on the Siberian Tatars. As a result, an ethnographic collection was collected, reflecting the history and life of the Tatars who lived in the Tobolsk district. I.I. Avdeev studied the folklore of the Khanty and Mansi. During the period of the historical expeditions to the Khanty and Mansi, the researcher collected exhibits and documents representing the religious views of the northern peoples. In 1937 I.I. Avdeev published the book «Songs of the Mansi People». The article is based on previously unknown archival materials, and reveals the scientific heritage of I.I. Avdeev in the Tobolsk Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve.

Keywords:I.I. Avdeev, Tobolsk Museum, Tobolsk Tatars, Mansi folklore, bear songs, ethnographer.