The Impact of the Internet on Bulgarian Organizations Activities in the Urals and Siberia Cover Image

Ролята на интернет в дейността на българските организации в Урал и Сибир
The Impact of the Internet on Bulgarian Organizations Activities in the Urals and Siberia

Author(s): Marina Petrovna Klyaus, Julia Popcheva
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore, Ethnohistory, Oral history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Family and social welfare, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: Bulgarian organizations; Bulgarians in Komi; Bulgarians in Tyumen; virtual fieldwork

Summary/Abstract: Bulgarians settled in the territories of the Urals and Siberia within several waves of migration mainly in the 20th century and individually in the 21st century. They live scattered over this large territory but nevertheless manage to get together in various organizations. The article identifies the main territories inhabited by individuals with a Bulgarian identity, as well as the ways of virtual communication between them. The different models of online communication and representation of the Bulgarian organizations in the two regions, their influence on the maintenance of community life and the development of their socio-cultural activities are explored. Additional focus is placed on the role of the Internet in creating and preserving the collective memory of life in the Komi Republic and in uniting former workers and students in virtual communities. The study was conducted in the period 2019-2022 with an emphasis on the social networks Facebook and VKontakte and on-site among organizations in the cities of Tyumen, Syktyvkar, Usogorsk and Blagoevo.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 434-452
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Bulgarian