Abstracts:

In 2000 members of the Department of Ethnography of the Komi Science Center of the Uralic Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences created software and master-disc hypermedia “Traditional Komi Culture” (international project was directed by A.-L. Siikala) at technical basis of the Department of Folklore in University of Helsinki. Hypertextual version of ethnographic and folklore encyclopaedia is placed also on TELEROSS—KOMI portal (http://www.komi.com/folk/). Multimedia encyclopaedia structure include about three hours of video and audio authentic records of Komi folklore and rituals which are results of field research over 1970—1990. Instrumental compositions by Komi folklore motifs carry out by A. Chuvjurov are used in musical design of encyclopaedia. In program environment design elaboration took part painters-ethnofuturists from Syktyvkar J. Lisovsky and P. Mikushev.

In August 2000 first results of the projects were demonstrated in IX International Finno-Ugric Congress (Tartu, Estonia). As regards perspectives, in 2001 initiative of National Museum of Republic of Komi on creation of open computer informational ethno-cultural center was supported by J. Soros Fund (The 1st Cultural Policy Competition 2001; Project "Tree of Life"). This center will be open on a base of new ethnographic exposition (team-work project of Departments of Ethnography and Folklore of Institute of Language, Literature and History, National Museum of Republic of Komi, Center of Folklore research of Syktyvkar state University). At the end of 2001 resources of hypertextual and hupermedia encyclopaedias on traditional Komi culture will be accessible for all visitors of museum.



About author:

Valerij E. Sharapov, a research fellow of the Department of Ethnography and Folklore, Institute of Language, Literature and History of the Komi Scientific Centre (http://www.ksc.komi.ru/ru_1251_illh.html). Author of the articles on problems of the traditional worldview of the Komi and Khanty. Author of scenario script “Paraskeva” (ethnology video film, Komi ÒV, 1995). Grant-holder of the grant selected by the President of the Russian Federation in order to support the project on computerized presentation of the hypertextual encyclopaedia on the Komi Traditional Culture (1999). The more information about author, see: ELEKTROLORISTI 2/1996, 3. vuosikerta, Julkaisija: uomen KansantietoudenTutkijainSeura, Joensuu (http://www.joensuu.fi/~loristi/2_96/sha296.html)



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