КУЛІНАРНІ ВЗАЄМОВПЛИВИ НА УКРАЇНСЬКО-РОСІЙСЬКОМУ ПОГРАНИЧЧІ (КІНЕЦЬ XVIII – ПОЧАТОК XX ст.)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the identification and analysis of ethnocultural contacts of Ukrainians and Russians at the junction of their ethnic borders in the period from the end of the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century, using the example of mutual influences of national cuisine. The specificity of the historiography dedicated to this topic is clarified, and the gradual nature of the accumulation of data on the culinary traditions of the population of the Ukrainian-Russian border area is traced. The author, taking into account the relevant historical conditions and processes, in particular the policy of purposeful colonization of the Wild Fields implemented by the Russian Empire in the last quarter of the 18th century and the gradual development of territories that will eventually form the historical borderland, investigates the spread of the traditions of the national cuisine of both peoples and their interpenetration. The latter is clarified on the example of specific manifestations in the entire territory of the borderland (which includes modern Chernihiv Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Luhansk Oblast, as well as partially Kursk Oblast, Belgorod Oblast and Voronezh Oblast). On the basis of the conducted work, it was concluded that the perception of elements of food culture by Ukrainians and Russians consists of the inclusion of not only full-fledged dishes and recipes, but also their components and even drinks. Within the framework of the article, the ratio of mutual influences in the national cuisines of the two main ethnic groups of the Ukrainian-Russian border was also analyzed in order to determine the dominant ones. According to the results, it was found that Ukrainian culinary traditions mostly retain their original structure and content out of the two national food complexes. In turn, they are subject to only minor intrusions from the side of Russian cuisine. It was established that the fundamental difference between the food culture of Ukrainians and Russian culinary traditions contributed to their stability, since the latter had much simpler elements in their composition. In general, it was established that mutual influences between Ukrainian and Russian national cuisines, having vivid manifestations throughout the territory of the contact zone of the two cultures, thereby form their opposition and demonstrate the identity of both Ukrainians and Russians.