Omsk as the Capital City<br>Historic Grounds and Contemporary Context of Mythologisation

Abstract. The authors analyse the history of the city of Omsk, foundations of the regional identity, historical representations of Omsk as the capital, and contemporary image-building efforts.

Key words: the city of Omsk, White Omsk, capital image, regional identity

Sorokin Аlexei Petrovich,
Researcher of the Department for Preservation
and Study of Cultural Heritage,
Siberian Branch of the Russian Institute
for Cultural Research (Omsk),
e-mail: ap40in@mail.ru

Losunov Аlexandr Matveevich,
Lecturer at the Siberian Kazak Juridical College(Omsk)
e-mail: ofrfk@mail.ru

Founder
Likhachev
Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural
Heritage

Publisher
Likhachev
Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural
Heritage

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4 issues per year

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online only

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information media
registration:
Эл. № ФС77-59205,
date: 03.09.2014

институт культурного

и природного наследия

имени Д.С.Лихачёва,

2014-2025.

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