Етнопредприемачество сред руската общност в България
Ethnic Entrepreneurship among the Russian Community in Bulgaria
Author(s): Tanya Matanova, Vladimir PenchevSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Economy, Customs / Folklore, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Oral history, Social history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Culture, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Globalization, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: Ethnic entrepreneurship; Russian community in Bulgaria; Russian business spheres; Bulgaria; cultural heritage
Summary/Abstract: Ethnic entrepreneurship is a peculiar mechanism for manifestation of ethnocultural identity and a specific resource for the preservation of cultural heritage. The topic is relatively unexplored in Bulgaria but the authors have experience in its study in general. The article attempts to clarify the terminology related to the problem and systematizes and typologies the manifestations of Russian ethnic entrepreneurship in the country. Thus, on this basis as well as with the help of the fieldwork interviews and the research of Internet publications devoted to owners of various Russian entrepreneurial structures and their staff (Beryozka and similar retail stores as well as representatives of various types of individual businesses) the study searches for and finds (or does not find) manifestations orientated towards preservation of the Russian cultural heritage in the Bulgarian social environment.
Journal: Българска етнология
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 155-175
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Bulgarian