Ust-Khaita I site was excavated during a rescue project in 2000.

   This article aims to introduce and analyze materials of cultural layers 9 and 9A, thus opening a series of publications on Ust-Khaita I.

   These cultural components dated back to 12-10.7 thousand years (Middle Mesolithic) and contain a representative collection of stone and osseous artifacts, as well as faunal remains preserved within identifiable spatial structures, such as hearths and compact clusters of debitage. The analysis of materials from cultural layers 9-9A provides data on the subsistent economic complex of early Holocene hunter-gatherers of southern Eastern Siberia, including specialized hunting of medium-sized ungulates, the earliest evidence of domestic dogs in the region, as well as hunting of large ungulates, including horse and bison, common for the Pleistocene, and fishing, which had a secondary role. Fishing has no well-defined specialization, distinguishing 9-9A cultural layers of the Ust-Khaita from the Mesolithic subsistent economic complexes described at the Ust-Belaya site. The characterization of the subsistent economic complex together with the analysis of technological qualities of stone industries of 9-9A cultural layers, such as the techno-morphological variability of microblade cores and diversity of slotted tools, sheds light on the specificity of post-Pleistocene adaptation of the ancient population. From our point of view, the presence of three main techno-morphological groups of microblade cores indicates changes in the mobility strategy and adaptation of hunter-gatherers to the conditions of the transition from the Pleistocene to the Holocene.

   In 2022, the journal “Archaeology, Ethnography and Anthropology of Eurasia” published the article “The Incipient Neolithic of the Kurile Islands: The Culture of Long Barrows”. It introduces new unique materials dated to the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary. These are the first sources of such an early epoch in the archeology of the Kuril Islands. Moreover, they are so unusual that they do not fit into any regional archaeological taxonomy. There are no analogues to them either on the Amur, or on Sakhalin, or on Hokkaido. Based on the collected artifacts and dates, the authors identified a new era in the history of the Kuril Islands - the “Incipient Neolithic” (13.0-8.5 thousand cal BP) – and a new associated culture – the Long Barrows. The interpretation of new relics proposed by the authors radically changes our perceptions not only of the initial peopling of the Kuril Islands proper, but also of how the neolithization took place in the island part of the Far Eastern region as a whole. This prompted the preparation of a small analytical review, the main purpose of which is to understand how valid the concept proposed in the mentioned article is. Having compared the new materials with those already known in the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin and Hokkaido, we ultimately come to the conclusion that the new sources for the most part represent the epoch associated with the widespread establishment of the Neolithic way of life in the Sea of Japan area (settlements with semi-underground dwellings, ceramic production, jewelry) and corresponding to the boundary of the Boreal and Atlantic periods. As for the earlier dates, going back to the end of the Pleistocene and the very beginning of the Holocene, the data presented in the publication is not enough to understand them. So far, neither the “long barrows” themselves nor any other published finds can be consistently correlated with them.

   The article is dedicated to the studies of materials from the ensemble of the archaeological sites “Piskunovskie Kamni” located in the southern taiga subzone of the Middle Yenisey. Within the boundaries of the site, the Yenisei River bank is protected from erosion by eight rocky promontories (called Bulls), named Piskunovsky Kamni, which ensured the preservation of cultural layers along the edge and within the terrace. Archaeological exploration work in 2017 and 2018 revealed culturally and chronologically diverse assemblages associated with different areas of the site. Materials from the Middle Ages are represented by ceramic vessels of the Lesosibirskaya culture, Ust’-Kova-type pottery, and fragments of a vessel with a straight neck and horizontal rows of comb-like stamp. Stone sinkers, located in the southern part of the ensemble, date to this period and mark a fishing camp here. Bronze Age finds include scattered areas with ceramics of the Bobrovka-type, as well as a ceramic vessel with erased textile prints, a belt of pits under the rim, and three horizontal lines. Neolithic finds are distributed throughout the entire area of the ensemble. Stone artifacts found here include a stone fishhook of the Kitoy-type and ice axes with ledges-“ears”, as well as stone scrapers, a transverse scraper with dorsal retouch, a fragment of a knife, sandstone abrasives, and pebble tools. Ceramics from the Neolithic layers were not found. The Mesolithic cultural layer was associated with carbonated layers in the strata of the first and second Yenisei terraces. The well-protected uneroded banks of the Yenisei terraces within the ensemble boundaries make it possible to study the location of settlements in different periods of ancient history.

   The article examines the factors influencing the transformation of the ethnocultural identity of post-Soviet immigrants to the United States. The article examines various methodological approaches to studying the transformation of sociocultural and ethnocultural identity of post-Soviet immigrants in the modern United States. Several well-known methodological schools (both foreign and domestic) are listed, which have developed the most famous theories in the scientific world, allowing one to get an idea of the “marginal person” (Robert Park, Chicago School), the problems of immigrants who find themselves in an “intermediate state” and experiencing a complex “restlessness” (A. von Gennep), the possibilities of studying the everyday life of immigrants using a microhistorical approach (Levi), “domestic anthropology” (Anderson), etc. In relation to the Russian-speaking community in the United States, D. Berry’s theory of acculturation, based on several models, is considered adaptation to a foreign cultural environment (assimilation, separation, integration). A direction devoted to the study of nonlinear acculturation of youth in the United States is outlined, allowing for comparisons between boys and girls in the process of their adaptation. Particular attention is paid to feminist theories of migrant adaptation and the possibility of using them to study Russian-speaking diasporas in the United States. Several theoretical directions are presented to explain the peculiarities of adaptation to American life among representatives of several ethnic groups, including Russian-speaking groups. The emphasis is placed on the processes that deform the original models of male and female behavior in immigration, the emergence of differentiated forms of gender identity among them as a strategy for adaptation to the American way of life, the transformation of the patriarchal system of sex-role behavior (especially in Muslim communities), etc. Feminist methodology for studying migration also includes a philosophical level of generalization of factual material, which allows, for example, to draw a parallel between immigration restrictions (quotas) and the dominant influence of masculine values in the world as the right assigned by men to limit women's freedom. In relation to Russian-speaking immigrant women, feminist methodology allows us to study the degree of resistance of traditional sex-role values of post-Soviet immigrants in relation to American culture.

   The actual existence of the Albazin Spassky Monastery, as one of the first religious buildings of the Christian religion of the XVII century on the Amur, is unequivocally confirmed and does not cause any doubts. At the same time, its true location remains an urgent debatable problem, since domestic archival sources allow for significant discrepancies. Applied research conducted in the field of national history, as a rule, faces the problem of poor detail and semantic fragmentation of even well-preserved archival data, which have been successfully introduced into the current scientific circulation. In this regard, the emergence of such a new direction as Digital Humanities has provided remote access to digital sites and electronic documents and has significantly expanded traditional areas of humanitarian knowledge, including in National history. The similar approach applied by the authors in the work is based on the integration of classical methods of historical research with powerful tools of modern IT technologies, for example, publicly available geographic information systems. At the same time, the results generated with its help have an undoubted advantage - full-fledged visual visibility, which greatly facilitates the time-consuming procedure of factual verification of their reliability. The implementation of the author's technology under consideration consists in high-precision topographic mapping of the actual location of the completely lost architectural complex, as well as information integration of archival records with their cartographic counterparts and corresponding archaeological data. The semantic generalization of the original historical data, implemented through their parametric computer processing, makes it possible to dramatically increase the overall level of visual detail of the events under study, and formulate the most promising direction for archaeologists to discover the remains of the Spassky Monastery.

   The article is devoted to the history of the church construction development in Eastern Siberia during its evolvement. The general evolution of scientific research on the declared subject indicating an insufficient knowledge was observed in its historiographical review. The article reveals the main features of the Russian Orthodox Church’s construction policy in the region at various stages of the period under review. The contribution of the clergy and local population to the process of church building is demonstrated. The role of all Irkutsk bishops in organization of The Orthodox churches building site in Eastern Siberia after the establishment of an independent administrative and religious structure,the Irkutsk diocese, in its territory, especially, the transition to stone construction is given coverage to on details. Also, the results of their activities in that field are summarized. The main architectural styles dominated the church construction in Eastern Siberia and successively succeeded each other in the 17^th - first half of the 19^th century (“tent-roofed”, “Siberian baroque”, “classicism”, etc.) are considered and architectural masterpieces of religious sites construction in the region including those survived to nowadays in the region are indicated. The organizational, technological and financial aspects of the church construction are covered as well as the numerous difficulties and obstacles faced by the organizers and participants of that process, and the ways to overcome them. The article notes the role of the Orthodox churches construction in the cultural development of Eastern Siberia during the period under review and as a “cultural heritage” of the past. The conclusion contains the eductions based on the results of studying the subject.

   The article examines the history of teaching logic as an independent academic discipline in Russia, as well as the correlation of logic as an element of philosophical knowledge with the process of formation of philosophical thought in Russian culture, starting from the XVII century. Russian language Special attention is paid to the language in which logic was taught, the connection of teaching logic with the publication of textbooks in Russian and lectures in Russian is emphasized, the role of D. S. Anichkov, the first Russian professor at Moscow State University, in the publication of textbooks in Russian is noted. The role of F. Baumeister's books in the organization of teaching logic and philosophy in Russia in the second half of the XVIII century is shown. The connection of teaching logic with historical socio-cultural conditions is shown. Political events in Europe and within Russia, changes in the social composition of students, the reaction of the tsarist government to Western revolutionary movements and teachings - all this was reflected in the life of educational institutions. The teaching of logic and philosophy in the second half of the 19^th century was divided. The question of the reasons for the return of teaching philosophy after the famous imperial decree of 1850 is considered. If the abolition of philosophy was caused by fears of the “loosening” of minds by free thinking and skepticism, the return is again associated with the “loosening” of minds, although in a different sense: as the loss of higher orientations and meanings that hold together the student's worldview. The question of the connection between teaching logic at the university and the development of logic itself as a science, with the emerging confrontation between classical formal logic and mathematical logic and the influence on understanding the essence of logic of psychologism is also touched upon.

   In the context of the modern transformation of the Russian statehood, attention to the problems of countering criminal crime has naturally increased. Historical experience is of key importance. It is no coincidence that over the past decade, the study of manifestations of various types of illegal acts and ways to counteract them has noticeably intensified.

   The object of the study is the causes and factors that caused the spread of vagrancy in the territory of Eastern Siberia, the subject is the illegal acts accompanying this process.

   The purpose of the study is to determine the causes, content, trends and patterns of the spread of various forms of illegal acts carried out by the wandering population of the Eastern outskirts of the Russian Empire.

   The scientific novelty of the conducted research lies in the analysis of the dynamics and direction of the development of illegal acts of the vagrant population in the specific conditions of Eastern Siberia.

   From the very beginning of its development, Siberia was inextricably linked with the appearance on its territories of those who aspired to freedom and freedom from the environment. It was these socially unstable representatives of society that were considered to be vagrants. In the future, vagrancy spread across Siberian territories parallel to the genesis of the Russian penitentiary. Almost simultaneously with the transit parties, the institute of vagrancy penetrated into the most remote corners of the sparsely populated region. The rates of exile, which have increased every year with the existing shortcomings of the existing penitentiary system, have given rise to the phenomenon of mass vagrancy, and the lack of opportunities for its legitimate existence has led to its further criminal professionalization. Due to the opinion of Tsarist officials, the rational solution of social problems in the central regions of the country turned into an endless disaster for its outskirts. The vagabonds' complex and sometimes mutually dangerous relations with the Siberian population ranged from mutual benefit to the brutal extermination of opponents. Finding themselves virtually without support from the state, being exposed to constant risk, Siberians have developed certain ways of countering and adapted their attitude to this inevitable evil for them.

   The second part of the work devoted to the problem of the development of the general police of the Russian Empire on the territory of the provinces of Novorossiya: Taurida, Kherson and Yekaterinoslav. This paper analyzes the materials of the Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire (Collections II and III) and consistently examines the process of reforming the general police in the Kherson, Yekaterinoslav and Taurida provinces in the second half of the XIX - early XX century. In connection with the specifics of the material involved, mainly the organizational aspects of the development of the police in Novorossiya have been studied: the creation and liquidation of posts and divisions, their organizational structure, composition and financing, the structure of subordination and a number of other issues. It has been established that the creation of police units and posts was not always based on the requirements of the law, but was also the result of the response of central authorities to public inquiries - local governments, industrial enterprises or even landowners. A separate issue in several regulations was the practice of attracting officers of the Black Sea Fleet to the police service, which was disbanded following the results of the Paris Peace of 1856. The proximity of two of the three studied regions to the sea necessitated a separate focus on the port cities - Odessa, Sevastopol, Kherson. Also, based on the materials of the Complete Collection of Laws, it is possible to trace the dynamics of changes in the staffing structure of individual police agencies (for example, in Odessa or Yalta). In general, the analysis demonstrates the process of active development of the police authorities of the Kherson, Yekaterinoslav and Taurida provinces, starting with the Provisional Rules of 1862 until the beginning of the First World War.

   The article examines periodicals published in prisoner-of-war camps; for the first time in Russian historiography, special attention is paid to newspapers published in the camps of German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war during the First World War, interned in Japan in 1914. The publication of newspapers for prisoners of war by camp administrations in the interests of propaganda and indoctrination became widespread in the second half of the twentieth century. At that moment newspapers published by prisoners of war themselves were not so numerous. In November 1914, after the siege and capture of the German fortress in Qingdao, about 4,600 German prisoners of war were sent to Japan. During the First World War, 16 camps were established in Japan for German prisoners of war interned from Qingdao. The relatively mild regime of the Japanese camps allowed German prisoners of war to engage in business and publishing activities, study, play sports and music. In the Tokushima and Bando camps, prisoners of war, on their own initiative, organized printing houses and published the newspapers “Die Baracke”, “Tokushima Anzeiger”. Newspapers published information about events at the front, as a rule these were reprints from Japanese, English or American publications; essays, stories and poems written by prisoners of war themselves; regional notes on the history, culture and customs of Japan; scientific articles on geology, geography, agronomy, philology. A small amount of materials were also produced showing the internal daily life of the camp, the features of its organization and regime. Newspapers of prisoners of war of Japanese camps 1914-1918 represent a unique historical source on the history of the First World War.

   The article is devoted to an important episode of the 1916 campaign on the Russian front of the World War I - the Kovel operation, when the troops of the Bezobrazov group tried to capture the line of the Stokhod River. The Life Guards 3^rd Rifle Regiment of His Majesty is one of the participants in the socalled “Slaughterhouse of the Guards”: the events that occured on July 15-27, 1916 during the offensive of the Bezobrazov group in the Kovel direction. We will consider the 1^st period of the offensive, which occurred in the period of July 15-19. In addition to reviewing the actions of the Guards Riflemen in these events, we will take a look at the general panorama of the operation, as well as briefly highlight the main reasons for the Stokhod failure. Among the latter: the wrong distribution of forces, ignoring the terrain in the development of such a serious operation and excessive intrusiveness of higher command authorities in relation to the army. In addition, the enemy had a new prepared line of defense in the rear, which was occupied by the approaching reserves. The advantage of surprise strike disappeared, everything was put into action - and there were not enough reserves to break through new "plugs" in the depths of the enemy defense. More than seriously affected by the limited nature of the success of the Guard, in addition to difficult terrain, the complete absence of heavy artillery. In many ways, this explained the limited nature of the success of the Russian guards. The events we have considered became an important stage in the military chronicle of His Majesty’s 3^rd Infantry Regiment, and the exploits of its ranks during this period are inscribed in golden letters in the chronicle of the glory of Russian weapons.

   The purpose of the publication is to clarify the circumstances and events of the military-political confrontation in the Russian Far East at the end of 1920 - the first half of 1921, to reveal the motives and logic of the activities of the leaders of the anti-Bolshevik camp.

   After the defeat of the white troops in Transbaikalia, the troops of the Far Eastern Army retreated to the territory of China, in the area of the Manchuria station. The commander-in-chief of all armed forces and the marching ataman of the Cossack troops of the Russian Eastern Outskirts, Lieutenant General G. M. Semenov, reached an agreement with the Chinese authorities. The Far Eastern army was allowed to cross the state border on condition that the weapons were handed over to the Chinese side, after which the white units followed the Sino-Eastern Railway to the Southern Primorye of Russia, where the previously surrendered weapons were subject to return. Against this background, a conflict occurred between the commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Ataman G. M. Semenov and part of the generals of the Far Eastern Army, led by its commander, Lieutenant General G. A. Verzhbitsky, and the army was split into two warring sides, the “Semenovites” and the “Kappelites”. Since the Primorsky Region was controlled by the Bolshevik-oriented regional government, the Whites began preparing an armed coup and seizure of power in Vladivostok, which was successfully carried out on May 26, 1921. The main content of the article is devoted to the substantive reconstruction of the causes and sequence of military events, the enumeration and characterization of key personalities, the identification of their motives and personal role, as well as the enumeration of the military formations and units involved. Among other things, the role of graduates of the Chita Military School, the history of which the author considered in a previous publication, is shown. To convey the “spirit of the epoch”, the most informative memoirs of the participants in the events and the orders of the white command are quoted, which are introduced into a wide scientific circulation.

   The article provides an analysis of the development of Soviet-Mongolian relations in 1946-1991 through the prism of signing and implementing various bilateral treaties and agreements. For the second half of the 20th century it came the peak of friendship and cooperation between the Soviet Union and the Mongolian People's Republic. It was during this period that a number of legal acts were concluded between the two states, which determined the basis of their interaction in the field of politics, economics, culture, science and education, etc. Most of the agreements were aimed at providing assistance and socio-economic development to the Mongolian side, since in order to maintain the balance of power, the Soviet Union needed to have a reliable and strong ally in the Far Eastern region. Particular attention is paid in the article to the place of the border Soviet regions in the system of bilateral relations and the role of regional ties in their development. Using the example of humanitarian cooperation, the unique experience of pursuing the policy of “soft power” of the USSR in relation to Mongolia is considered. The published collections of documents on the history of Soviet-Mongolian relations, periodical materials, and documents from regional archives served as a source for the study. In addition, the author in this research relied on current modern domestic Mongolian studies, which made it possible to summarize the development of relations between the Soviet Union and the Mongolian People's Republic, and to identify their productive component as well as formulate the main contradictions. The conclusion is formulated that, despite the presence of certain nuances, Soviet-Mongolian relations can be considered as an example of positive, mostly mutually beneficial cooperation between two neighboring countries, covering various spheres of the state and society.

   The review considers the collective monograph of Orenburg researchers “A provincial townswoman’s daily life in post-reform Russia (based on the materials of the Orenburg Governorate of the second half of the 19^th - early 20^th century)”, published by Orenburg Book Publishing House in 2020. The book summarizes and systematizes materials about the urban space, the ethno-confessional composition of the urban population, as well as the everyday family and working routine, leisure activities of the citizens in the Orenburg Governorate of the modernization epoch. The special value of this work is in the large source base. The advantages of the Orenburg historians’ collective monograph are noted. The book will be of interest not only to professional historians of everyday life, but also to a wide range of readers.

   The review examines the monograph by D. O. Nikulin “Preparation of reinforcements for the active army and reserve units of the Omsk Military District in 1914–1917”, published by Parallel Publishing House in 2022. The structure of the work is very logical and allows you to trace the question raised in the research topic step by step. It is very significant that in order to fully disclose issues related to training and sending troops to the front line, the author also reveals related issues. The work consists of an introduction, 4 chapters, a conclusion, a list of sources used and a list of references. The review reflects the undoubted advantages of this monograph, as well as its individual disadvantages.