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The Cultural
Heritage

Lena pillars in Yakutia, included in the UNESCO List in 2012 Reindeer sledding.
Yuri Gelios: Lena Pillars © http://anashina.com

intangible culture of peoples inhabiting the Arctic region. Thus, The Arctic theme is studied and
the research and educational platform of experts from different explored based on the world political
fields of knowledge, gathered around Arctic Art & Culture as
a source of continuously regenerated live process of creation approach, which includes the
& integration of science, education, culture, and arts provides identification of principles of global
an opportunity to conduct painstaking scientific, practical
and methodological work to accumulate new knowledge about policy formation, regional provisions,
the Arctic community, helping to find methods of research, and the practice of international
presentation of interesting scientific and popular material, and
getting the students involved in the practical work. cooperation (Kharlampieva 2016)
Next, we will consider the facts, events, and phenomena
that form the basis of the scientific knowledge on the Arctic level (Kharlampieva 2001), and the establishment of the public
international humanitarian relations for students specializing in political and legal space of new Russia (Kharlampieva 2008).
international relations. The world-famous public organization Association of Small
Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the
THE EVOLUTION OF VALUES Russian Federation celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in 2020.
OF SELF-IDENTIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION Thus, the evolution of the values of self-identification and
AMONG THE PEOPLES LIVING international communication of Russian Northerners is a theme
IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC that is constantly being updated and discussed.
The inter-cultural interaction of representatives of small
peoples of the Russian Arctic can be characterized, not counting GAMES OF THE ARCTIC PEOPLES AND THEIR
their travel on deer, horses, and koches (boats) across the vast PROMOTION IN THE SPHERE OF SPORT AND
expanses of the Arctic, in terms of public administration and PHYSICAL CULTURE
inter-regional relations. They come as follows: a) expansion Sport has always played and continues to play a special role
of the outlook beyond the boundaries of their national in the international interaction of states and peoples. Despite
territories of residence to the socio-cultural, political, legal the harsh climate and peculiar natural conditions, the sports
and administrative environment of districts, krais, regions, and palette of the Arctic is unusually rich and diverse. International,
republics of the Soviet Union and modern Russia; b) creation and regional and national competitions in different sports are
strengthening of a scientific discipline and school of Northern held here: Olympic, non-Olympic, team, individual, extreme,
studies, which have consolidated self-identification of "the national, for adults and children, amateurs and professionals. The
northerners" (Petrov and Chuner Taksami 2006); c) growth of interest in sport can become a strong platform for intercultural
civil consciousness and contribution to the strengthening of the communication and a way to preserve the cultural heritage of the
Russian statehood, the role, and place of the Northerners in the Arctic through sporting events that serve as a unifying element.
intercultural, public and administrative communication since the The largest and most famous international competition in the
90s of the XX century. We should note the active participation Arctic is without exaggeration called the Arctic Winter Games.
in international activities as well as the institutionalization of This is a kind of "Arctic Olympics", which traces its history back
the Arctic indigenous peoples' activities at the international to 1970. Representatives of the countries of the Circumpolar

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