Tobolsk Pedagogical Institute named after D. I. Mendeleev

An annotated checklist of Elateridae of Tyumen Province (including the Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets autonomous okrugs) based on the study of collection materials and literature data is given. Seventy species of click-beetles from 37 genera of 7 subfamilies are now reliably known from the region. Fourteen species are recorded for the first time in Tyumen Province, and 5 of them are recorded for the first time in West Siberia: Adrastus pallens (Fabricius, 1792), Agriotes medvedevi Dolin, 1960, Ampedus karpathicus (Buysson, 1886), Oedostethus similarius Dolin et Medvedev, 2002, and Cardiophorus asellus (Erichson, 1840). Fifty-six species of Elateridae are recorded in the south of Tyumen Province; 30 and 46 species are recorded in Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrugs, respectively. The bionomics and distribution of click-beetles in Tyumen Province are discussed.

The activities of the institutions of the Russian Red Cross Society in Tobolsk Province during the Russo-Japanese War are presented. The source of the study is a regional periodical publication — the newspaper ‘Sibirskiy Listok’. Publications such as appeals, appeals, notifications, reports, telegrams, and others for the period 1904-1905 (a total of 202 newspaper issues) are examined. It is revealed that the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War contributed to the establishment of the Tobolsk Red Cross Administration and the development of the Tobolsk community of mercy sisters. The extensive materials studied allow us to conclude that the local branch of the Red Cross fully developed during the years of the war. The Ladies’ Committees served as management and organizational structures. The main activity, providing medical assistance, was carried out by the community of mercy sisters. The key directions of the activities of the Tobolsk branch of the Russian Red Cross Society during the Russo-Japanese War were the establishment and maintenance of the community of mercy sisters, the creation of a stage hospital, and the provision of all necessary support to the wounded. For this purpose, donations were collected from the population. Analysis of publications in ‘Sibirskiy Listok’ showed a high degree of activity of the province’s population in the activities of the Tobolsk branch of the Russian Red Cross Society.

The paper substantiates the role the key sacred sites of indigenous minorities of the North play in forming an integrated ecological network, expanding the nature conservation areas and preserving biological and landscape diversity of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. It presents materials describing the nature conservation, scientific, historical and cultural significance of the heritage item - the sacred site Angalsky Cape in Salekhard. The reconnaissance and sociological studies (in 2019-2020) revealed the anthropogenic impact on the territory of the site which is the result of recreation, storage of solid household waste, location of technical facilities and disturbance. The studies have also shown that the protection regime adopted to preserve the sacred site and to keep the natural-territorial complex of the territory is not sufficient. As a result of field geobotanical, soil, zoological researches on the territory of the sacred site Angalsky Cape, conducted in June and August 2021, the composition and structure of vegetation, soil, small mammal communities consistent with zonal and local natural conditions were defined. A relatively high level of plants and animals species diversity, as well as a good life condition of lichens were revealed. At the same time, the low resilience of the small mammal community indicates the vulnerability of ecosystems in this area to external influences, including anthropogenic loads. The results of the research allow us to recommend the sacred site Angalsky Cape for inclusion in the local ecological framework as a natural monument of local significance.

Ю.В. Рындина (доц., Ишимский пединститут им. П. П.Ершова (филиал) ТюмГУ, г.Ишим), И.В.Батт (студ., Ишимский пединститут им

This paper presents the results of the ecological state study of oxbow Ishimchik, located in Ishim, Tyumen Region. The paper presents data on the nitrogen-containing ions concentrations dynamics in water samples of oxbow Ishimchik over the summer-autumn of 2017, the content of which is an important indicator of the water chemical composition. The presence of nitrate ions, nitrite ions and ammonia in high concentrations in the samples usually indicates that the reservoir suffers from contamination by household, agricultural and industrial waste. In 2016 and 2017 a large amount of water from heavy floods came to the oxbow, which could significantly increase the concentration of mineral forms of nitrogen. The main concern is the flood of 2016 as to stop the Ishim private sector flooding a channel was dug for discharge of floodwaters from the town-affected part into the oxbow. To determine the content of nitrogen-containing ions, the photometry method was used. The results of a chemical analysis show that the content of ammonium and ammonia cations (total), nitrite anions and nitrate anions is less than maximum permissible concentration as well as there is a change in the prevailing mineral form of nitrogen from redoxidized to oxidized.

Reactions of BiI3, I2, and iodide salts of two different pyridinum cations result in the formation of the novel iodine-rich iodobismuthates(III) (1,3-MePy)4{[Bi4I16](I2)} (1) and (1-MePy){[BiI4](I2)0.5) (2), where the halometalate anions are connected by diiodine linkers into one- or two-dimensional supramolecular structures. Both complexes reveal narrow optical band gaps and fairly high thermal stability, favoring their potential use in photovoltaic devices.

The article examines the origin of anthroponyms of the Bokharans, yasak Tatars and serving Tatars, who resided in Arapovskie Yurty of Tobolsk district of Tobolsk province in the XIX century. The study focuses on identifying the influence of the Islamic culture on the structure of the Siberian Tatars’ personal names. Relying on archival sources the author analyzes the proportion and percentage of personal names of different origin, examines changes in the anthroponymycon over the century, and identifies historical factors that influenced these changes. The findings lead to the conclusion that the Islamization process didn’t contribute to the extinction of the Siberian Tatars’ original anthroponymycon.

The article presents a collective monograph “The History and Culture of the Western Siberian Tatars” published in 2015 by Sh. Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. This book is the first academic work, which integrated and multidimensionally accumulated almost all materials (of demography, genetics, linguistics, history, ethnography and ethnosociology) available in modern science related to the formation and development of the Turkic-Tatar population of Western Siberia from ancient times to the early 21st century. The monograph is distinguished by the ethnoterritorial approach: the authors focus on the entire Turkic-Tatar population of Western Siberia, which was formed in different historical periods and includes two main components – population called in ethnographic science the “Siberian Tatars” and the group of Tatars who migrated (mainly from the Volga region) to the Siberian region during the 16th–20th centuries. The book contains a large number of illustrations, which were collected during the expeditions of the authors in the rural settlements of the Tatars of Western Siberia, during archaeological excavations, in numerous archives and museums in Russia. Many photos are presented for the first time.