THE MINUSINSK-KHAKAS ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION OF 1930 FOR “NOVOEXPORT”

• Main Authors: A. S. Vdovin, L. Yu. Kitova, E. I. Kochkina, V. A. Konokhov
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kemerovo State University 2017-12-01
• Series: Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета
• Subjects: archeology; minusinsk museum; sale of cultural heritage; “novoeksport”; n. k. auerbach; v. g. kartsov; v. p. levasheva
• Online Access: https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/2303
• ISSN: 2078-8975; 2078-8983

The article presents the results of a study of materials from the Minusinsk-Khakass expedition of 1930 under the leadership of archaeologist V. G. Kartsov. This expedition is connected with the activities of Siberian museums, the Society for Siberian Studies, the office of “Novoexport” and a number of organizations involved in the search for funds to sell historical and cultural heritage abroad. The new Soviet state looked for means for industrialization. In this regard the “Novoeksport” office was created and the program of archaeological researches was developed. The current paper features mostly the work of N. K. Auerbach, V. G. Kartsov and V. P. Levasheva, who became the organizers and participants of the expedition. They made the significant contribution to science and museum work in Siberia. The current research has involved a considerable amount of documents from the central and regional archives, most of which are introduced for the first time into scientific use. The main method used was the historical and system method that gives a chance to show the interaction of researchers, to recreate a complete picture of activity of the expedition, as well as its role for implementation of state policy. The research considerably expands the data on the archaeological researches that Siberian museums conducted for “Novoeksport” in 1920s–1930s.