ОПЫТ РЕКОНСТРУКЦИИ ТОПОНИМИЧЕСКОЙ КАРТЫ СОЛОМЯНСКОГО ПОГОСТА XV ВЕКА
EXPERIENCE OF RECONSTRUCTING A TOPONYMIC MAP OF THE SOLOMYANSKY POGOST IN THE XV CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the oikonyms of the Solomyansky Pogost, one of the pogosts (parishes) comprising the Korela Uyezd of the Vodskaya Pyatina, with the aim of locating the corresponding fifteenth-century settlements on a historical map of the area. Toponyms are drawn from historical documents and maps spanning the XV to the XX centuries, as well as those collected during field expeditions and stored in toponymic archives in Finland and Karelia. The study relies on historical geographic methods (retrospective analysis of sources from various periods and consistent mapping of the toponyms identified in them), as well as on the content of settlement names themselves, which often contain references to distinctive characteristics of the place that facilitate precise location. The analysis also addressed toponymic issues: a number of toponyms were etymologized for the first time, while previous etymologies of others were revised. The study demonstrated the significant stability of both the settlement sites themselves and their names over the centuries. It confirmed earlier conclusion regarding the areal distribution of oikonym patterns and the association of names with the -la formant with the central, core settlements of the pogost. A number of traditional Karelian anthroponyms were reconstructed, along with lexemes included in the onomasticon and lexicon of the XV century. The study also demonstrated the specific features of transferring Karelian toponyms into Russian usage. These findings are relevant in the context of the ethnocultural history and linguistic heritage of the Karelian Ladoga region.

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