POMORS: THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL GENESIS

In the article the historical and cultural aspects of Pomors genesis in the context of history of the Russian North have been analyzed. Dialectical, historical and general logical methods such as analysis, synthesis and generalization of separate facts and data have been used in the work. Pomor culture is a culture of indigenous people of the Russian North. Pomors actively dealt with fishing, merchant shipping and shipbuilding. Pomor way of life is directly depended upon their economic activity. They dealt with hunting, fishing, smoldering, brewing, salt extraction, pottery and arts and crafts. In the article the accent has been made on the variability of interpretations of the notion “Pomors” and on the peculiarities of their national character which is the result of historical and cultural development of these people.